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eukaryotic
protozoan
sporozoan |
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| human-mosquito-human cylce |
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biological vector - female anopheles mosquito
parenteral route |
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| cyclic fevers, anemia, shivering, pain in joints, headache, vomiting, convulsions, coma, death |
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entry: parenteral route form mosquito
attach: hepatocytes then erythrocytes
avoid: intracellular, antigenic shifts
damage: capillary damage, anemia, clotting
exit: mosquito takes blood back |
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Definition
microscopic analysis of blood
cells contain plasmodium stages |
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Definition
chloroquine
atovaquone/proguanil
quanine and other drugs |
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Definition
no vaccine
control vector
public - spraying, remove water sources
personal - DEET insect repellent, netting, avoid dusk |
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| lyme disease causative agent |
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Definition
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Definition
eubacterial pathogen
Gm -
spirochete
axial filaments
unique genome |
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Definition
| small mammals (white-footed mouse) and deer |
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Definition
vector-bourne
Ixodes tick (deer tick)
requires 1-2 days of feeding to transmit pathogen |
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Definition
multisystem
expanding target-shaped rash
flu like symptoms
arthritis
CNS - seizures, coma, death |
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Definition
difficult by clinical signs - mistaken for other things
ELISA, western immunoblot test |
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Term
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Definition
3-4 weeks of doxycycline or amoxicillin
cefuroxime or erythromycin for contraindicaitons |
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Definition
avoid tick bits
control deer populations
reduce tick populations near residential areas |
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Definition
flavivirus
ssRNA (+)
icosahedral capsid
enveloped |
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Definition
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parenteral route from infected Culex mosquito
rare: blood transfusions |
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Definition
3-14 day incubation
most: fever, lymphadenopathy, headache, abdominal pain, vomiting, rash, anorexia, eye problems
rare: meningoencephalitis |
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Definition
supportive
some ICU care or ventilaiton |
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Definition
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habitat elimination
DEET
community wide spraying
dont be out at dusk |
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