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Gm - bacillus
antiphagocytic capsule |
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Definition
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Definition
vector - rat flea
respiratory droplets |
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Definition
bubo - painful swollen lymph node
fever, exhaustion, history of exposure |
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Term
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Definition
fluid specimen from lungs, blood or lymph
Gm staining and DFA |
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Definition
isolation
streptomycin or gentamycin |
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Definition
contact tracing
prophylaxis |
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Definition
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Definition
Gm + bacillus
forms endospores |
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Definition
| soil contaminated with carcasses of animals killed by anthrax |
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Definition
gastointestinal - eat plants contaminated
cutaneous - direct contact with infected products
inhalation - airborne |
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Term
| gastointestinal anthrax clinical |
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Definition
tissue death in GI tract
abdominal swelling
septicemia (bacteria replicating in blood) |
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Term
| cutaneous anthrax clinical |
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Definition
12-36 hours - papule forms, ulcerates, become necrotic
no pain, but itching, malaise, myalgia, headache, fever, nausea, vomiting |
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Term
| inhalation anthrax clinical |
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Definition
flu like
sever respiratory disease
cyanosis, shock , coma, death |
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Term
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Definition
eschar or blood sample
Gm, endospore, ELISA stains, PCR
culture |
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Definition
100% untreated
95% is treated >48 after onset of symptoms |
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Definition
ciproflaxacin or
doxycycline
for 60 days |
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Term
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Definition
keep animals from getting infected
prophylaxis
vaccination for military |
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Definition
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unknown
bats, primates, birds possible |
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| direct contact with infected blood, secretions, semen, organs, |
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Definition
incubation 2-21 days
initial: fever, weakness, muscle pain, headache, sore throat
then: vomiting, diarrhea, rash, limited kidney and liver function, massive internal and external bleeding |
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Definition
not completely understood
damage: destruction of endothelial tissue |
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Definition
| only done by level IV CDC biohazard facility |
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Definition
no antivirals
intensive supportive care |
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no vaccine
isolation
prompt burial
contact tracing |
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