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Leptospira have one/both ends bent into a hook and are obligate aerobes. They are motile through

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Periplasmic flagella

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Leptospira subspp. that is nonpathogenic and found in water and soil.

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Leptospira flexa

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Subspp. of Leptospira that is shed in the urine of animals

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Leptospira interrogans

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The two types of Leptospira Biphasic Illness are Septicemic Phase and Immune Phase. Differentiate them.

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Septicemic or Acute Phase - muscle pain, nausea, vomitting, fever, headache, chills.

Immune Phase - antibody production and elimination of organism.

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Type of leptospirosis illness characterized by rapid progression, severe jaundice, and hepatic damage followed by acute renal failure.

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Icteric form (5-10%)

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Severe form of icteric leptospirosis

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Weild's Syndrome

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Anicteric form of leptospirosis is characterized by

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Fever, chills, and myalgia

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Causes infectious jaundice

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L. canicola

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Icterohemorrhagiae is the causative agent of

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Weil's

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What does Hebdomadis cause ?

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7 day fever

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Causes swine herd fever

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L. mitis

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Grippotyphosa causes

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Marsh fever

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2 types of culture media for Leptospira

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1. Fletcher's semisolid medium

2. EMJH

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Borrelia has a corkscrew/oscillating/swing like motility and stains well with

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Giemsa

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Relapsing fever is attributed to the ability of

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Borelia to alter its antigenicity

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Characterized by high fever, muscle and bone pain with confusion

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Relapsing fever

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B. recurrentis causes

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Louse borne Relapsing Fever

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Tick borne relapsing fever is caused by _____/_____ and transmitted by _________

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B. hermeii/B. parkeii and transmitted by omithodoros

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B. burgdorferi causes

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Lyme disease

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Lyme disease is transmitted by ticks

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Ixodes damini and I. scapularis

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Early infection of Lyme disease consists of a localized lesion known as

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Erythema Chronicum Migrans or Bull's Eye Rash

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Stage two of Lyme disease is the Desseminating stage where infection is spread to

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The blood, bones(arthritis), and other organs.

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Late stage of Lyme disease is characterized by

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Arthritis, skin lesions, peripheral neuropathy and encephalomyelitis

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Mod. Kelly's medium and

Barbour Stoenner - Kelly medium are culture media for

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Borrelia

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Classified as Mollicutes (=^-^=) and are the smallest free living organisms known.

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Mycoplasma

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Originally known as "Pleuro pneumonia-like organism," and does not have a cell wall (= pleomorphic morphology diseases)

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Mycoplasma

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I Cause

- Primary Atypical Pneumonia

- Walking Pneumonia

- Tracheo Bronchitis

- Pharyngitis

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M. pneumoniae

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3 mycoplasma subspp. Transmitted through sexual contact

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- genital mycoplasma

- M. hominis

- U. urealyticum

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General Mycoplasma causes

_____________ in males and

_____________ in females

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Males - nongonoccocal urethritis

Females - salpingitis (inflammation of Fallopian tube after birthing)

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Mycoplasma pneumonia colonies appear as _________ on E-agar

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Fried egg appearance

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Shephard's A7-B agar

Diphasic Liquid Medium

NYC agar

Are all culture media for

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Mycoplasma

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_______________ have been the primary method for identification of mycoplasma. A titer greater than 1:128 is diagnostic.

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Serological methods

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_________ develop in 50% of all patients and are the best antigen for IgM

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Cold agglutinins