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KYCOM Block 10
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Microbiology
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09/30/2013

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Term
what is a arbovirus
Definition
many viral families maintained via transmission between vertebrates by arthropods
Term
what re the 6 categories of vectors
Definition
aerosol and water
spider
human
fomite
rabid animal
arthropod/blood feeders
Term
what is a fomite
Definition
inanimate object like a needle, often in health care enivornment
Term
what is transferred specifically by human vectors, what disease does it cause (2)
Definition
neisseria gonorrhoeae

R. prowazekii (epidemic typhys)
Term
what uses aerosol or water as a vector, what diseases do they cause (4)
Definition
codiella burnetti

schistoma mansoni (large intestines)
S. japonicam (small intestines)
S. marmotobium (bladder)
cause swimmers itch, karayma feverm bilharias
Term
what diseases can be caused by rabid animals (3) what are their vectors
Definition
mice: hanta virus
birds, horses, rodents: encephalitis
bat, skunk, fox: rabies
Term
what qualifies something to be an arthropod
Definition
6 legged insect or 8 legged tick/mite
Term
what are 6 ways to find an arthropod
Definition
some only bite at night
some have short life (30d mosquito)
some maintain presence on host (tick)
may prefer to be on animal as primary target
enivornment is good for them
areas with high population, forest, or poor sanatation
Term
what are the 3 types of mosquitoes
Definition
ades, culex, anopheles
Term
what are the 5 diseases ades mosquito transmits
Definition
dengue
yellow fever
eastern equine encephalitis
lacrosse encephalitis
california encephalitis
Term
what are the 4 diseases culex mosquito transmits
Definition
enezulean encephalitis
west nile virus
st. louis encephalitis
western equine encephalitis
Term
what are the 4 microbes anopheles transmits
Definition
malaria: Plasmodium falciprium, P. vivax, P. ovale, P. malariae
Term
what are the 3 filariarial worms that are transmitted by mosquito and the disease they cause
Definition
wucheria bancroft (elephantitis)
burgia malyayl (epephantitis)
dirofilaria immitis (dog heartworm)
Term
what are the 2 microbes that cause dengue where are they found
Definition
aedes aegypti: in southern US
any other ades in all other places
Term
what are the three types of yelow fever, what microbe causes yellow fever, what mosquito transmits each type of yellow fever
Definition
plasmodium causes yellow fever

jungle/sylvatic: ades africanus, hemagogus, sabethes

intermediate/savannah: any ades

urban: ades ageypti
Term
what transmits chickunguyna
Definition
mosquito
Term
what transmits japanese encephalitis
Definition
mosqito
Term
what transmits lymphatic filariasis
Definition
mosquito
Term
what are the 4 types of tick, what is an alternate name for each
Definition
ixodes- deer tick
dermacenter- dog tick
ambylomma- lone star tick
orithodorus- soft tick
Term
what are the 4 microbes carried by the ixodes tick and the disease they cause
Definition
B. hermsii- powasson encephalitis aka relapsing fever, meningenocephalitis

anaplasma phagocytophilli

babesia mcroti- babesosis

borelia burgdoferi- lyme disease
Term
what are the two ticks that carry lyme disease where are they lcoated
Definition
ixodes scapularis- east of mississippi
ixodes pacificus- west of mississippi
Term
what are the 3 microbes dermacenter carries, what diseases do they cause
Definition
ehrlichia

feancisella tularensis- tularemia

R. rickettsi- rocky mountain spotted fever
Term
what type of tick spreads rocky mountain spotted fever
Definition
dermacentor andersoni
Term
what are the 2 microbes the ambylomma spreads
Definition
echrlichia chaffeensis
francisella tulatensis
Term
what microbe does the ornithodorus tick spread, what disease does it cause
Definition
borrelia hermissi- endemic relapsing fever
Term
what are the 5 bug / fly vectors
Definition
black fly
sand fly
tse tse fly
mango fly
reduvid/kissing bug
Term
what vector spreads onchocerciasis volvus
Definition
simulum black fly
Term
what three microbes does the sand fly spread, what disease do they cause
Definition
leshmania tropic (cutaneous leshminasis)

l. mexicana (cutaneous)

l. brasilinesis (mucosa)
Term
what two microes does the tse tse fly spread, what disease do they cause
Definition
t. bruci gambinese (west african sleeping sickness)

t. bruci rhodesience (east african sleeping sickness)
Term
what microbe does the reduvid/kissing bug spread, what disease does it cause
Definition
chagas disease/african typanosomiasis
Term
what disease does the mango fly spread
Definition
loa loa
Term
what is chalmydia trachomatis spread by what does it cause
Definition
fly
trachoma
Term
what is fransicella tularensis spread by what does it cause
Definition
fly
tularemia
Term
what is bartonella bacilliformis spread by what does it cause
Definition
fly
carrison's disease
Term
what 4 microbes are spread by fleas what diseases do they cause
Definition
bartonella quintana (trench fever, rickettsia)

yershinia pestis (plague)

B. henselae- cat scratch fever

r. typhih- endemic/murine typhi
Term
what 3 microbes do lice spread, what are the diseases they cause
Definition
r. prowazecki- epidemic typhys

bordllia recurremtis- relapsing fever

bartonella quintana- trench fever
Term
what two microbes are spread by mites, what diseases do they cause
Definition
o. tstsugmuschi- scrub typhys
r. akari- ricketssial pox (scabes)
Term
what disease is spread by bed bugs, what microbe causes it
Definition
t. crusi- chagas disease- african tranosomiasis
Term
rickettsia: staining, morphology, growth requirements
Definition
gram negative rod
will not grow on artificial media because it is intracellular and does not have its own enzymes for energy production
Term
what is our major defense against rickettsia
Definition
CMI, we make antibodies but they aernt great
Term
how is rickettsia diagnosed (4)
Definition
initially: clinical findings, epidemology

Labs: serology, PCT
Term
what are the 4 categories of rickettsial disease
Definition
spotted fevers
typhus
new rickettsias
echrlichia/anaplasma
Term
what are the two types of spotted fevers, what causes them, on what vector
Definition
rocky mountain: R. rickettsia- dermacentor andersoni tick

rickettsial pox: R. akari- mouse and mite
Term
what are the three types of typhus, what causes them, on what vector
Definition
epidemic: E. prowazekii- humans and louse

endemic/murine: R. typhi and rat flea feces

scrub: Orientia tsutsugumaushi- chigger and rat
Term
how is echrlicha spread (3)
Definition
ambylomma and dermacentor tick and deer
Term
how is anaplasma spread (2)
Definition
ixodes tick and white footed mouse
Term
what are the two rickettsia that dont cause disease
Definition
phagocytoplilum and bartonella species
Term
what is the honorary rickettsia, how is it spread
Definition
coxiella burnetti- humans
Term
where can you pick up rocky mountain spotted fever, from what microbe and vector
Definition
south central US
R. rickettsia
dermacentor andersoni tick
Term
what are the acute symptoms of rocky mountain spotted fever (6)
Definition
flu, high fever, headache, cough, rash tick bite
Term
describe the rash from rocky mountain spotted fever
Definition
centripetal, on wrist palms, soles, ankles then spreads to the torso
nothing on face

macular (flat) to maculopapular (bumps) to patechial (bleeds)
Term
what are the severe symptoms of rocky mountain spotted fever (7)
Definition
organ failure: renal, kidney, heart, pulmonary, neuro

gangrene, mortality
Term
where can you get rickettsial pox, by what microbe and vector
Definition
large urban areas with asian and russian immigrants
R. akari from a mite that bit a mouse
Term
what are the symptoms of rickettsial pox (2)
Definition
CENTRIFUGAL rash like chicken pox that is rare on palms and soles
self-limiting disease
Term
where can you pick up epidemic typhys, from what microbe and vector
Definition
epidemic in crowded areas with poor hygiene
R. prowazekii from other humans or P. humanus louse feces getting into your wounds (also flying squirells...)
Term
what are the symptoms of epidemic typhys(5)
Definition
prolonged fever
headache
motrality if untreated or malnourished
brill zinsser recurdesence disease
Term
what is brill zinsser recurdesence disease: cause, signs
Definition
latent rickettsia prowazekii epidemic typhys in the nodes latent that causes a more mild infection years later
Term
where can you get endemic/murine typhys, what microbe and vector
Definition
urban and costal US, southern california, rio grande
R. typhy in feces of flea that bit a rat
Term
what are the symptoms of endemic/murine typhus (2)
Definition
mild form of epidemic typhus
rash on torso
Term
where can you get scrub typhus, what microbe and vector
Definition
south east asia, pacific islands, australia
orientia tsutsugamushi on chigger that bit a rat
Term
what are the symptoms of scrub typhus (7)
Definition
like rocky mountain spotted fever

gradual onset, chills, fever, cough, headache, eschar at wound, rash that spreads from trunk to extremities
Term
what are the two new rickettsiae, what symptoms do they cause
Definition
R. solvaca, R. subrica
lymphoadenopathy
Term
where can you pick up echrlichia and anaplasma, what vectors
Definition
similar locations to rocky mountain spotted fever
hiking, camping, transfusions (rare)

ehrlichia: ambylomma and dermacentor tick that bit a deer

anaplasma: ixodes rick that bit a white foot mouse
Term
how do echrlicha and anaplasma cause disease
Definition
ehrlichia infects monocytes and anaplasma infects granulocytes

they travel to marrow and infect it and endothelial tissue along the way
Term
what are the symptoms of echrlichia and anaplasma (8), what symptoms appear if severe (3)
Definition
flu, malaise, anorexia
leukopenia, thrombocytopenia
increased LFT and bilirubin
rarely a rash
CNS, renal, and respiratory symptoms if severe
Term
how can echrlicha and anaplasma be identified histologically
Definition
morulae: clusters of bacteria in the cytoplasm of monocytes (ehrlichosis) or granulocytes in late band stages (anaplsamosis)
Term
how can echrlicha and anaplasma be identified in the lab (6)
Definition
PCR, serology (titer), immunoflouresence, EIA, peripherial smear, ABNORMAL BUFFY COAT
Term
what is the prognosis of echrlicha and anaplasma
Definition
self limited mostly
becomes severe in kids, eldery, and immune compormized
Term
what is the general life cycle of a rickettsia that enters a human
Definition
entry via tick, flea, louse, or mite
multiply in cells (typhus is cytotoxic)
spread to blood and lymph
cause vascular and systemic complications
Term
what is the treatment for rickettsia (6)
Definition
empiric therapy with antibitics upon suspsicion of infection

supportive therapy for disease specific conditions: thrombocytopenia, hemorrhage, hypotension, coagulation, hyponatremia
Term
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Definition
rickettsial pox
Term
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Definition
petechial rash
Term
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Definition
petechial rash smear
Term
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Definition
morulae: echrlichosis inside a monocyte
Term
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Definition
morulae: anaplasmosis inside granulocyte
Term
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Definition
maculopapular rash
Term
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Definition
macular rash
Term
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Definition
macular rash smear
Term
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Definition
borrelia
Term
borrelia: type of microbe, staining technique, how it damages host
Definition
spirochete
wont gram stain, stain with flouresence
adheres to cell surface and causes damage without producing toxin
Term
what are the two diseases caused by borrelia
Definition
relapsing fever
lyme disease (erythema margins)
Term
what borrelia are transfered by lice, what disease do they cause, how does the transfer work
Definition
transmission during feeding, scratching, and defecation

borrelia recurrentis- epidemic relapsing fever
Term
what borrelia are transfered by ticks, what disease to they cause, how does the transfer work
Definition
need to latch for hours to cause infection

borrelia hermssi- endemic relapsing fever

borrelia burgdorferi- lyme disease
Term
who gets relapsing fever, what microbes cause it, what vector
Definition
epidemic in the homeless
borrelia recurrents- epidemic via lice
borrelia hermssi- endemic via tick
Term
what are the symptoms of relapsing fever(5)
Definition
fever for 3-6 days
sweating
weakness
neurological complications
recurrance/relapse
Term
why is there relapse in relapsing fever, how long does it take
Definition
7-10 days
less severe
due to antigen variation and immune response to the new antigens
Term
how is relapsing fever detected (4)
Definition
bites, symptoms, peripherial smears, antibody titers
Term
what is the treatment and prognosis for relapsing fever
Definition
self limiting if from tick (endemic)

40% mortality if from louse (epidemic)

tetracyclines
Term
how is lyme disease transmitted (2 ways), what vectors (3 vectors)
Definition
young feeding stages of tick (present in summer)
possible congenital transmission from spirochete

vectrs: ixodes scapularis east of mississippi, ixodes pacificus west of mississippi, mom if congenital
Term
what are the three stages of lyme disease
Definition
erythma margins (3-30 days after bite_
dissemination
arthritis
Term
what are the signs f the erythma margins stage of lyme disease (4)
Definition
bulls eye rash, fever, headache, muscle pain
Term
what are the (6) signs of the dissemination stage of lyme idsease
Definition
cardio: 1st deg heart bloc, myocarditis
neuro: headache, bells palsy, meningitis, neuritis
Term
what are the symptoms of the arthritis stage of lyme disease, why does it occur
Definition
arthritis in the large joints

autoimmune response due to cross reactivity antigens on microbe surface with joint tissue (type II hypersensitivity)
Term
what are the 4 ways to detect lyme disease
Definition
tick bite in endemic area, serolocy, PCR, silver stain
Term
what are the 3 serology tests for lyme disease, which is better what part of the microbe do they look for
Definition
ELISA tests for antibody. low sensitivity

V1sEC6: better than ELISA increased sensitivity and specificity. detects antigen, faster

western blot: current conformation test, detects bacterial protein
Term
what is the treatment for lyme disease
Definition
tetracyclines
Term
dengue: what type of microbe, what vector, where can it be found
Definition
arbovirus

ades ageypti in south US, any ades will do though

humans are primary vector after mosquito
Term
where does dengue replicate in the body
Definition
monocytes
Term
what are the two types of dengue what are their causes
Definition
initial infection: mild

second infection: worse. you can never be infected with the same serotype twice. but there are four of them. so if you get infected a second time with a different serotype (or are a kid bit the first time) the microbe can directly invade monocytes because it has a special made Fc receptor made specifically to ingest them
Term
what does dengue do when in a monocyte that was infected by a different serotype beore (5), what does this cause in the body (2)
Definition
causes increased production of cytokines INFa, INFb, IL-1, IL-6, TNF

causes plasma leakage and thrombocytopenia
Term
what are the symptoms of both first and second dengue infections (3)
Definition
elevated temp
thrombocytopenia
biphasic fever
Term
why does dengue cause elevated temp and increased hemocrit
Definition
dehydration which leads to shock, bleeding, organ impairment. decreased BV raises hemocrit
Term
why does dengue cause thrombocytopenia
Definition
bleeding as a result of capillary damage
Term
what does dengue cause biphasic fever
Definition
bacteria change surface antigens and cytokines are made in response them them and fever comes back
Term
what are symptoms uinque to the initial dengue infection (5)
Definition
joint, bone, and muscle pain
retro-orbital pain
petechial hemorrhage
bradycardia
maculopapular rash initially on legs and chest as fever lowers
Term
what are symptoms unique to a second dengue infection (5)
Definition
hemorrhagic fever
shock
higher mortality
hemorrhage in GI
hemorrhage in skin
Term
what is the treatment for dengue (3)
Definition
fever reducion
antibody to serotype
time
Term
what are some other names for dengue, why (3)
Definition
severe break bone fever: joint, bone, and muscle pain

saddle back fever, camel back fever
Term
what are the three types of yelow fever, what vectors
Definition
jungle/sylvatic: ades, hemagogus or sabethes mosquito bites monkeys and humans

intermediate/savannah: ades mosquito bites monkeys and humans near forests

urban: ades aegypti mosquito bites traveler and then an at home mosquito bites them and transfers it
Term
where does yellow fever replicate in people
Definition
liver and vascular endothelium
Term
what is the treatment for yellow fever
Definition
none, but there is an attenuated vaccine
Term
what are the symptoms of yellow fever (13)
Definition
headache
chills
muscle ache- back pain
red eyes
byphasic fever
liver damage- decreases coagulation factors causing...
hemorrhage
GI bleeds causing black vomit
jaundice due to bilirubin build in later stages
renal failure
organ failure
shock
Term
what is encephalitis
Definition
inflammation of the brain tissue
Term
what are the causes of viral encephalitis (7)
Definition
herpes
encephalitis viruses
enteroviruses
measles
mumps
rabies
LCM virus
Term
what are the post viral causes of encephalitis (3), why
Definition
due to autoimmune demyelination

measles, mumps, influenza
Term
what are the protozoans that cause encephalitis (2)
Definition
T. bruci, amoebas
Term
what are the 4 non-categorized microbes that cause encephalitis
Definition
T. pallidum, B. burgdorferi, leptospria, mycobacterium TB
Term
what are the5 types of encephalitis found in the US
Definition
st. louis encephalitis, eastern equine encephalitis, weater equine encephalitis, lacrosse encephalitis, powassan encephalitis
Term
where is malaria an endemic (5)
Definition
africa, south east asia, south ameica, sominican, mexico
Term
what are the 4 microbes that cause malaria, what are their vector
Definition
anopheles mosquito- P. falciprium, P. vivax

other anophles- P. malariae, P. ovale
Term
what types of malaria infections can you have at the same time
Definition
you can be infected with any combination at the same time
Term
which malaria infection is worst, why
Definition
P. falciprum can infect RBC of any age and has become increasingly resistant to drugs
Term
what are the ways to acquire malaria other than mosquito (2)
Definition
transfusion, congenital
Term
what is the form of malaria that infections humans, what does it do once inside
Definition
sporozoite goes to the liver and asexually reproduces via binary fusion in a schizot making merosites (immature trophozoites)
Term
once malaria matures to a merozoite in the liver, what are the three pathways it can take
Definition
develop into hypnoxoites which go to the liver and make more schizots

develop into gametocytes which have sex making zygotes that mature into oikinites

do a second replication (making schizont) in RBC and make more merozoites, lysing RBC and infecting more RBC
Term
which species of malaria can return to the liver after maturing and moving to the blood, why are they of high concern
Definition
P vivax and P. ovale

they can become latent in the liver and cause malaria reoccurence because they are protected by the liver cells
Term
once a malaria develops into gamates, zygote than ookinites, what does it do
Definition
it is sucked up by a female anopheles mosquito and matures in there into a sporozoite, ready to infect a new hot
Term
once malaria matures and moves to RBC, some replicate more there making more merozoites and lysing RBC, how can this process be identified clinically
Definition
paroxysms: fever, chills
Term
what is the incubation time for malaria
Definition
2 weeks
Term
what are the initial symptoms of malaria (7)
Definition
flu like: nausea, vomiting, fever, fatigue, muscle and back pain, dry cough
Term
what are the progressed symptoms of malaria (7)
Definition
splenomeagly
jaundice: RBC lysis releases bilirubin and the liver cannot procress it
paroxysms: shaking, chills, fever 105F, headache, sweating
Term
why do paroxysms occur in waves in malaria, how long are they
Definition
repeat every 72 hours for P. malariae
repeat every 48 hours for P. falciprium, ovale, and vivax

repeat as trophozoote development occurs
Term
how long is the incubation for P. falciprium
Definition
7d
Term
P. falciprum infects blood cells of every age, other than being able to disseminate a lot, why is this a problem
Definition
causes them to be sticky and block capillaries in the brain and kidney
Term
how is malaria idenfitied (4)
Definition
PCR
indirect florescent antibody
blood smear
ELISA for plasmodium molecules (histadine right with lactate DH)
Term
what are the two types of smears for malaria, how are they done, what do they let you see
Definition
thick: dry drop of blood on the slide, blue areas will show, only identifies presence not type

thin: spread out blood and let it dry, allows determination of morphology (determine if accole/merozoite, schizont, etc)
Term
what is an accole
Definition
merozoite sticking along the edge of a RBC seen in a smear
Term
what is a treatment what works on some P. falciprum, where is it found
Definition
chichona bark from peru has quinine (tonic)
Term
how can malaria be prevented (5)
Definition
drain standing water, mosquito nets, deet, permethrin, sanatation
Term
babesia: where does it live in the body, what two forms does it have
Definition
develops in blood, tissues, CNS invasion via RBC

tetrad and ring forms
Term
what is the prognosis of a bagesia infection
Definition
self limited unless elderly or immune compormized
Term
what are the two types of babesia, what microbes are in those categories, where do they live
Definition
L. amastigote in the macrophages and tissues - Leshmania and T. crusi

R. tryptomastigote in the blood- T. crusi and T. brucei
Term
what are the two categories of babesia diseases and their sub diseases
Definition
leshmania- cutaneous, mucocutaneous, visceral

trypanosomes- african sleeping sickness, american sleeping sickness (chagas)
Term
where can you get cutaneous leshmania, what microbes, what are two other names for it
Definition
bagdhad boil, delhi boil
L. tropica- asia, north africa
L. mexicana- south and centeral america

sandfly bites dog or rodant than human via regurgitation of blood into bite
Term
mucocutaneous leshmania: vectors, microbe, aka
Definition
espundia

L. brasiliensis

sandfly bites dog or rodant than human via regurgitation of blood into bite
Term
visceral leshmania: aka, locations, vectors
Definition
kala azar, black fever

mediterranean and africa

sandfly bites dog or rodant than human via regurgitation of blood into bite
Term
what is the life cycle of leshmania
Definition
amastigote replicates in macrophages, ruptures them, spreads causing chronic infection of skin, mucous, organs
Term
what tissues does mucocutaneous leshmania damage, what are the 4 complications
Definition
mouth, nose

disfiguring, pheumonia, secondary infection, starvation
Term
what tissues does visceral leshmania invade (5), through what process does it cause damage, what is the main clinical sign
Definition
RES, liver, spleen, kidney, heart

type IV hypersensitivity can lead to death

acetes: abdominal distension
Term
what is the treatment for leshmania (2)
Definition
surgery
heat cutaneous areas with a IR lamp
Term
what micrbes cause african sleeping sickness, where are they found, how do their infections differ, what is the vector
Definition
tsetse fly bites cattle and sheep than humans

T. bruci gambinese: W. africa, infects for months to years

T. bruci rhodesience: E. africa, rapid infection from weeks to months
Term
how does african sleeping sickness cause disease
Definition
cutaneous infection spreads to the CNS causing encephalitis
Term
what are the 4 phases of african sleeping sickness
Definition
initial: cancher at bite site
haemoplymphatic
winterbottom
neurological
Term
what occurs in the haemolymphatic phase of african sleeping sickness (3)
Definition
fever, rash, headache
Term
what happens in the winterbottom phase of african sleeping sickness (1)
Definition
large nodes appear on the back of the neck
Term
what happens in the neurological phase of african sleeping sickness (3)
Definition
lethargy, convulsion, speech impairment
Term
how is african sleeping sickness prevented
Definition
vector control, no vaccine
Term
american trypanosomiasis: aka, bug, vector, location
Definition
chagas disease- T. crusi
kissing bug or bed bug in central and south america
Term
how does T crusi cause disease
Definition
people usually bit on face in sleep and bug poo gets in the bite and then we itch it and rub it in
trypomastigote migrate into blood tissue (can cross placenta)
Term
what are 5 signs of chagas disease
Definition
chagoma: initial lesion
ramona sign: facial swelling at bite
hepatosplenomeagly
megacolon
myocardial congestive heart failure and death
Term
what are 5 ways chagas is diagnosed
Definition
clinical
peripherial smear
tissue sample shows amsastigote
serology
xenodiagnosis
Term
how does xenodiagnosis work, what disease is this done for
Definition
take kissing bug that isnt infected, let it bite the person, look at the bug poo to trypanosome
Term
how is chagas pregented (2)
Definition
vector control, vaccine T. vrucei has no antigenic variation
Term
how is chagas treated (2)
Definition
interferon gamma
pacemaker for cardiac failure
Term
what are the 4 diseases caused by nematodes, what are their microbes and vectors
Definition
elephantitis: wucheria bancroft, burgia malyayi in mosquito

river blindness- onchocera volvus in simulum black fly

loa loa- mango fly

heart worm- dirofilaria immitis in mosquito
Term
who does doriofilaria immitis infect
Definition
dogs and cats
Term
where can you pick up river blindness (3), what is the microbe and vector
Definition
onchocerca volvus- simulum black fly

africa, mediterran, south america
Term
what is another name for nematode (2)
Definition
round worms, filarial worms
Term
why do nematodes cause disease
Definition
toxic worm products cause inflammation and immune response
Term
explain the life cycle of a nematode that infects a hhuman
Definition
gets into lymph, make microfilariae, go to blood
mosquito sucks them up, shed sheath into mosquito gut, migrate to mosquito thorax, form larvae that mature and migrate to mosquito proboscias (mouth)
mosquito bites and infects another animal
Term
how do the microbes in elephanditis cause symptoms
Definition
blocks lymph ducts causing lymphadenitis, orchitis, elephantitis
Term
how are the microbes in elephanitis identified and treated
Definition
identify via dheath and nuclei in tail

treat with ivermectin and surgery
Term
what is the location of the microbes that cause river blindness
Definition
filarua mature into adults in subcutaneous tissue, larvae migrate to the eye
Term
where are loa loa in the body, where do they mature and migrate and such
Definition
larvae injected into wound mature to adults in subcutaneous tissue and microfilariae go to blood and lymph and travel to the rest of the body (esp the eye0
Term
what are two signs of loa loa
Definition
calibar sign: itchy subcutaneous swelling
adult in sclera (short lived)
Term
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Definition
trypomastigote on peripherial smear
Term
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thin smear of malaria
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thick smear of malaria
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T. bruci in early blood form
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schistome eggs in tissue
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schistome eggs in stool
(left) S. amnsoni, S. japonicum, S. hematobium (right)
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sand fly
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T. trytomastigote
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onchoccera volvus
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mating adult schistomes
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macrophage with amastigote in it
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L. amastigote
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espunda
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cerciariae
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amastigote in tissue biopsy
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what is the blood fluke we are learning, aka, what are the three types
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blood fluke aka termatode
schistomas

S. mansoni, S. japonicum, S. haematobium
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what are the three schistomes, where do they infect, where can you get them
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S. mansoni- large intestines. carribean, africa, asia

S. japonicum- small intestines, asia

S. harmotobium- bladder, africa, middle east
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what are the three diseases schistomes cause
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swimmers itch, katamaya fever, bilharsiasis
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what is the treatment for a schistome infection
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membrane killing antihelminths
surgery
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why are schistomes different from other GI termatodes (2)
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they are round and look more like a nematode, they have seperate male and female forms that stay together for years
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swimmers itch: how do you get it, what is the symptoms, why
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get by swimming in area with bord feces that have cerciae

fluke cannot invade past skin because it inst a human form and generates a cutaneous infection
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what are the 4 signs of katamaya fever, why do they occur
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eosinophils have immune response to the eggs of the schistome and cause fever, diarrhea, abdominal pain, hepatomeagly
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what are the 6 signs of bilharsiasis
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fbrous granuloma, bloody diarrhea, intestinal edema, cystitis, urethritis, bladder cancer
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why does bilharsiasis cause symptoms
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bladder cancer because it turns on oncogenes

obstruction by eggs and immune response
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explain the life cycle of a schistome
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eggs are made in feces and get into water
they hatch and are motile (miracidia) and go looking for a snail
they replicate in snail and produce cerciariae
cercariae attach to skin and loose their tail becoming schistosomulae
they burrow into skin and get into blood and lymph
they move to intestines, liver, or bladder and mature into adults and lay eggs that shed into stool
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