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Arthropod Borne Dieases
Arthropod Borne Dieases - MSC 112 Mastellone
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Pathology
Undergraduate 1
11/18/2011

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Term
Arthropod
Definition
insects with segmented bodies
Term
C.A. for Bubonic Plague
Definition
Yersinia Pestis (a bacillis)
Term
Th rat flea that carries Bubonic Plague
Definition
Xenopsylla Cheopis
Term
Yersinia Pestis moves through the bloodstream and causes:
Definition
Septicemia Plauge
Term
Yersinia Pestis is normally a:
Definition
blood disease
Term
When Bubonic Plague is transmitted through a respiratory route it is:
Definition
Pneumonic Plague
Term
Treatment for Bubonic Plague
Definition
antibiotics
Term
C.A. for Tularemia
Definition
Francisella tularemis
Term
another name for Tularemia
Definition
Rabbit fever
Term
Incubation period for Tularemia
Definition
3 to 5 days
Term
Tularemia is contracted by:
Definition
handling infected rabbits
Term
C.A. for Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever
Definition
Rickettsia rickettsii
Term
Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever is spread by:
Definition
ticks
Term
Symptoms of Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever
Definition
High Fever with skin rash
Term
First step of Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever
Definition
Rash begins as pink spots called Macules
Term
Second step of Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever
Definition
Rash becomes pink-red pimple like spots called Papules
Term
The spread of the rash seen in Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever
Definition
begins on the soles of the feet and then progresses to the body trunk
Term
Weil-Felix test tests for
Definition
Rickettsia (Epidemic Typhus and Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever)
Term
C.A. for Epidemic Typhus
Definition
Rickettsia prowazekii
Term
other name for Epidemic Typhus
Definition
Typhus Fever
Term
Epidemic Typhus is spread by
Definition
lice
Term
The rash in Epidemic Typhus starts on the
Definition
Trunk
Term
C.A. for Lyme Disease
Definition
Spirochete, Borrelia burgdorferi
Term
the Spirochete for Lyme Disease is found in
Definition
he stomachs of infected ticks
Term
The tick which carries Lyme Disease
Definition
Ixodes scapularis
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