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104 Cards in this Set

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STD and eye infections
Chlamydia trachomatis
Walking Pneumonia
Chlamydophila pneumoniae
Parrot fever- resp infections
Chlamydophila psittaci
Rocky Mountain spotted fever
Rickettsia rickettsii
Murine typhus
Rickettsia typhi
Monocytic/Granulocytic infections
Ehrlichia/Anaplasma
Q fever- pneumonia
Coxiella burnetii
Respiratory tract mycoplasma
M. pneumoniae
GU, PID
Mycoplasma genitalium
GU
Ureplasma urealyticum
transmissible spongiform encephalopathies via infective particle
Prion
Obligate intracellular bacteria requiring host ATP- Energy Parasite
Chlamydia
OIB that resists drying and proteolytic degradation
Chlamydia
Non-motile bacteria that stains G(-) that causes STD and eye infections
Chlamydia trachomatis
Life cycle w/i epithelial cytoplasmic vacuoles
Chlamydia
Has infective elementary bodies that transform into reticulate bodies
Chlamydia
Has reticulate bodies in endocytic vesicles that undergo binary fission to make EBs
Chlamydia
Group A- mammalian parasites (person to person)
Chlamydia
C. trachomatis
C. pneumonia
Group B- bird parasites (birds to man)
Chlamydia
C. psittaci
Pathology of this microbe is caused by damage due to granuloma formation, lymph blockage, fallopian tube blockage, and corneal scarring
Chlamydia
Grows on McCoy human cells
Chlamydia
NAAT, mAbs, complement fixation
Chlamydia
Intra-cytoplasmic inclusions around the infected cell nucleus
Chlamydia
Most frequently reported STI bacterial disease in USA
Chlamydia
"silent" or "stealth pathogens" --> asymptomatic
Chlamydia
Species or serovar-specific Ab produced to outer membrane proteins
Chlamydia
15 serotypes or serovars/biovars
Chlamydia
Lymphogranuloma venereum-STD
Asia, Africa, S. America
L1-L3
Chlamydia trachomatis
Ocular trachoma
A-C
Chlamydia trachomatis
Inclusion conjnctivitis (adult and newborn) GU, NGU, pneumonia of the newborn
D-K
Chlamydia trachomatis
Pneumonia
1 serovar
Chlamydophila pneumonia
EBs enter host cells via receptor mediated phago in a vacuole- phagosome
Chlamydia
Chemokines produced by infective epithelial cells triggers influx of PMNs, NK cells, lymphocytes and MO, IL-17 resulting in chronic inflammation and epithelial cell necrosis
Chlamydia trachomatis
Ornithosis
Chlamydophila psittacii
Highly infectious disease of birds (turkey USA), rarely transmitted to man
Chlamydophila psittacii
Inhalation of dried bird feces causes chills, high fever, persistent unproductive cough
Chlamydophila psittacii
Spread by respiratory droplets and responsible for ~20% community acquired pneumonia
Chlamydophila pneumoniae
Mild atypical pneumonia (bronchitis and pharyngitis)
Chlamydophila pneumoniae
~50% of PID
C. trachomatis
CD4 T helper CMI responses favor resolution of infection and protective immunity
Chlamydia
Obligate intracellular pleomorphic bacteria
G(-) small, binary fission
Rickettsia
Highly fastidious vector borne disesase- ticks, mites, fleas, lice
Rickettsia
zoonoses infections-arthropod
Rickettsia
Replicate in the cytosol of endothelium and spread to adjacent cells via long cellular projections
Rickettsia
Replicate only in phagolysosomes
Coxiella
replicate in leucocytes
Erlichia/Anaplasma
hyperplasia of endothelial cells and localized thrombus formation leading to obstruction of blood flow
Rickettsia
Angitis accounts for petechial rash
Rickettsia
PCR, CF with serologic increase in Ab titer
Rickettsia
Weil-Felix rx based on shared cell wall Ag with other bacteria-- Proteus
Rickettsia
Possess RNA and DNA and produce limited ATP
Rickettsia
Cell walls not susceptible to lysozyme
Rickettsia
mobilize host cell actin fibrils to facilitate exit
Rickettsia
Transmitted by ticks
R. rickettsii
Ehrlichia & Anaplasma
Transmitted by louse
R. prowazeki
Transmitted by flea
R. typhi
Transmitted by aerosols via domestic livestock (Sheep) containing dust, animal urine, feces, placental tissues
Coxiella burnetii
Unpasteurized milk or cheese
Coxiella burnetii
Rash is the result of RBC leakage of dialated blood vessels. Petechiae develop centripetally
RMSF
Rash begins on the extremities (palms and soles) and rapidly covers body
RMSF
fever, rash, tick bite
RMSF
Pinpoint hemorrhages lead to encephalitis, pneumonitis, cardiac arrhythmia, nausea, and vomiting. Can affect liver
RMSF
Rash on trunk. Fever stupor, delirium
Epidemic typhus (R. prowazekii)
acute fever, myalgia, severe leucopenia and thrombocytopenia. Rash is rare
Ehrlichiosis & Anaplasmosis
2 major Ag- capsular and cell wall
Rickettsia
Sulfonamides are contraindicated
Rickettsia
Bacteria lacking peptidoglycan cell walls and require sterols to grow
Mycoplasma & Ureaplasma
Facultative intracellular growth
Mycoplasma & Ureaplasma
Transmitted by respiratory droplets and sexual activity
Mycoplasma & Ureaplasma
Adherence to respiratory epithelium leads to ciliostasis and cell destruction due to H202 and superoxide anion
Mycoplasma & Ureaplasma
PCR, DNA probes, ELISA, slow growth media
Mycoplasma & Ureaplasma
"fried egg" colonies
Mycoplasma & Ureaplasma
No Beta-lactams due to lack of cell wall
Mycoplasma & Ureaplasma
smallest free-living bacteria capable of passage through filters
Mycoplasma
Multiply by binary fission slowly in sterol media
Mycoplasma & Ureaplasma
Adherence proteins are major virulence factor
Mycoplasma & Ureaplasma
Adhesin binds sialic acid residues on host
Mycoplasma & Ureaplasma
colonization of respiratory tract leads to dry cough
5-15 y/o
M. pneumoniae
Capable of super Ag that stimulate polyclonal T cell activation and cytokine release
Mycoplasma
cold agglutinins, IgM
M. pneumonia
Mycoplasmas sexually transmitted
M. genitalium
M. hominis
Ureaplasma urealyticum
Tracheobronchitis
Persistent non-productive hacking cough after incubated 2-3 weeks
M. pneumoniae
Community caused aquired pneumonia
walking pneumonia
M. pneumoniae
Associated with NGU in men
M. genitalium
M. hominis
Cervicitis, endometritis, PID in women
M. genitalium
M. hominis
Urethritis in men
Ureaplasma
tip organelles
Mycoplasma
Associated with chronic fatigue syndrome, fibromyalgia sx, gulf war sx, rheumatoid arthritis
Mycoplasma
Can grow in tissue fluids and inside any living tissue w/o killing the cells
Mycoplasma
Resistant to heat and disinfectants but sucesptible to bleach
Prions
Long incubation with no host immunologic response that is rapidly progressive and fatal
Prions
Transmissible via digestion of infected brain products, grafts, and heredity
Prions
CJD, FFI, Kuru
human forms
Prions
BSE & Scrapie
animal form
Prions
Transmitted by cannibalism
Kuru
"mad cow disease", trasmitted to humans by eating foods contaminated with brain (sweetbread), spinal cord or digestive tract
Bovine spongiform encephalopathy
Human form of BSE
vCJD
Propagate by transmitting a misfolded protein state; induces properly folded protein to convert
Prions
Resistance to conventional sterilization and capacity to bind surfaces of metal and plastic w/o losing infectivity
Prions
Deposited into environment through dead animals, urine, saliva, body fluids
Prions
Neurodegenerative dz by aggregating extracellularly w/i CNS to form plaques (amyloid)--> holes in tuessue
Prions
Elevated levels of 14-3-3 proteins in CSF
Prions
PRNP gene for making PrP(c) on chr20
Prions
Codon 178 replaces asparagine w/ aspartic acid
FFI and CJD