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Leptospira:
- describe flagella - oxygen utilizer - DNA - LPS - reservoirs |
2 Periplasmic flagella hooked at one or both ends (like a ?)
Obligate aerobe TWO circular choromosomes Yes it has one rodents |
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Describe the transmission of Leptospira
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via contaminated food, water, and soil
because of urine from infected animal |
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Leptospira infection:
- when is the incidence hightest? - person-to-person contact possible? - when can epidemics occur? |
Summertime
NO after floods |
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In leptospira diseases, the severity of the disease correlates with what?
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The type of strain
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Describe the typical symptoms associated with Leptospira.
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Mild influenza-like illness
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Describe the typical disease progression of Leptospira
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1-2 week incubation
Influenza-like illness WITH bacteremia Second phase MAY occur one week later, characterized by flu-like symptoms plus abdominal pain and conjunctivitis. |
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In severe cases, leptospira may progress to what? x3
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Vascular collapse
Pulmonary hemoorhage Hepatic dysfunction |
