Chp 23 Infection Of Cardiovascular/lymphatic

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Presence/multiplication in the blood

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Septicemia/sepsis

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Inflamed vessels

Invisible streaks under the skin on arms and legs

Back 2

Lymphangitis

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unusually swollen lymph nodes

Back 3

lymphadenopathy

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High toxicity due to cells dying and endotoxins being released into blood

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septic shock/gram negative sepsis/endotoxic shock

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exotoxic shock

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TSS

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What causes puerperal sepsis/childbirth fever?

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Streptococcus pyogenes

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Who is susceptible to puerperal sepsis?

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women who have c-section or abortion

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What causes infection of newborn

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Streptococcus agalactiae

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What causes subacute bacterial endocarditis?

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alpha hemolytic streptococci

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What causes acute bacterial endocarditis?

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S. aureus

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Inflammation of the sac around the heart caused by Streptococcus pyogenes

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pericarditis

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What causes Rheumatic fever?

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Streptococcus pyogenes

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What is Rheumatic fever?

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immune reaction against M protein

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What can happen if Rheumatic fever is not treated?

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severe arthritis

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What causes Tularemia/rabbit fever?

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Francisella tularensis

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How is Rheumatic fever transmitted?

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It is not transmitted, it is an immune reaction

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What is rabbit fever?

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skin infection

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How is rabbit fever transmitted?

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Insects; deer fly infected from infected rabbit or squirrel

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What causes Brucellosis?

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Brucella abortus

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What is the mode of transmission for Brucellosis?

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direct contact

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What causes anthrax infection

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Bacillus anthracis

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What are the two exotoxins in anthrax?

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Edema (causes swelling), Lethal (kills cell)

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How is cutaneous anthrax transmitted?

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direct contact

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How is gastrointestinal anthrax transmitted?

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ingestion of endospores

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What is the most dangerous type of anthrax?

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Inhalation

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What causes Gas Gangrene?

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Clostridium perfringens

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What is the treatment for Gas Gangrene?

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Amputation; tissue removal

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What does Bartonella henselae cause?

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Cat scratch fever

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What is the mode of transmission for cat scratch fever?

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flea bite or contact with their saliva

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What causes the plague?

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Yersinia pestis

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How is the bubonic plague transmitted?

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flea bite

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Once bubonic plague travels to the lungs, it is now:

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pneumonic plague

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How is the pneumonic plague transmitted?

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respiratory route

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What causes Lyme disease?

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Borrelia burgdorferi

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How is Lyme disease transmitted?

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tick bite

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What causes Rocky mountain spotted fever?

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Rickettsia rickettsii

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What is the mode of transmission for Rocky Mountain spotted fever?

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Dermacentor ticks

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What is the more dangerous form of Typhus?

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Epidemic typhus

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What is the mode of transmission of Epidemic typhus?

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human body louse

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What is the mode of transmission for Endemic murine typhus?

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rat flea

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What causes Epidemic typhus?

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Rickettsia prowazekii

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What causes endemic murine typhus?

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Rickettsia typhi

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What causes Ehrlichiosis?

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Ehrlichia spp.

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How is Ehrlichiosis transmitted?

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ticks

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Name 2 viruses caused by Epstein-Barr virus.

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Burkitt's lymphoma; Infectious mononucleosis