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26 Cards in this Set
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What's the #1 cause of dog/cat bite wounds?
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Pasteurella multocida
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What 5 other things cause cat/dog bite wounds?
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1. Capnocytophaga canimorsus
2. Alpha-hemolytic streps 3. Eikenella corrodens 4. Anaerobes |
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What are 2 characteristics of P. multocida?
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1. Penicillin resistant
2. Bipolar staining |
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What causes rat bite fever?
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Rats!
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But what 2 etiologic AGENTS?
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1. Streptobacillus moniliformis
2. Spirillum minus |
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How is RABIES transmitted?
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Bat bites
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What organism is associated with Cat scratch disease?
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Bartonella henselae
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How is B. henselae identified?
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-Observation of GNB, but very fastidious.
-Serologic methods are better. |
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What 5 infections are transmitted by direct contact wtih animals?
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1. Anthrax
2. Brucellosis 3. Erysipeloid 4. Glanders 5. Tularemia |
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What animal causes Tularemia?
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Rabbits, or TICKS.
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What animals cause Brucellosis?
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Pigs, Goats, Bison, Cows
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What disease does Brucellosis cause?
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Undulant fever
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What animal causes Erysipeloid?
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Pigs
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What are 4 characteristics of Erysipelothrix rhusthiopathieae?
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1. GPB
2. Very long! 3. Catalase neg 4. H2S producer |
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What transmits ANTHRAX?
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Cows and Goats
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What distinguishes anthracis from other bacillus species?
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-Not beta-hemolytic
-GPB |
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What organism causes glanders?
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Burkholderia mallei
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What 3 organisms are associated with contact with infected animal pee or poop?
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1. Leptospiroris
2. Hantavirus 3. Psittacosis |
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What transmits Leptospirosis?
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Rodent droppings
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What media is used for Leptospirosis?
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Fletcher's media, incubated at 30'C.
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What transmits Hantavirus?
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MICE
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What causes Psittacosis?
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Chlamydia psittaci
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What 4 diseases are vector borne?
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1. Borrelia
2. RMSF 3. Ehrlichiosis 4. Plague |
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What 2 diseases does borrelia cause?
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1. Relapsing fever
2. Lymes disease |
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What transmits RMSF and ehrlichiosis?
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Ticks
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What transmits Plague?
What organism causes it? What type of bug is it? |
-Rat fleas
-Yersinia pestis -GNB |
