Term
| This bacteria causes Epidemic relapsing fever |
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Definition
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| Vector for B. Recurrentis |
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Definition
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Definition
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| How is relapsing fever treated |
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Definition
Tetracycline or erythromicin
Jarish herxheimer rxn |
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Term
| These spirochetes are located in blood smears stained w/Giemsa or Wright's stain |
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Definition
| B. hemsii and B. recurrentis |
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Term
| This Borrelia causes Conjunctival hemmorhage and jaundice |
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Definition
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Term
| This is the causative agent of lyme dz in north central/eastern US |
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Definition
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Definition
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| This bacteria can be detected by Western Blot |
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Definition
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Term
| Clinical evidene B. burgdoferi |
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Definition
arthritis.
erythema migrans lesions
other two vectors- neurological |
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Term
| This bacteria causes STARI in Southeastern US |
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Definition
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Definition
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Term
| treatment of A. americanun |
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Definition
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| What is the hallmark of STARI? |
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Definition
| red expanding 'bulls eye' |
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Definition
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Term
| who are the individuals at risk for Leptospira |
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Definition
sewer workers
veterinarians
farmers,
slaughterhouse workers |
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Term
| How does Leptospires enter the body? |
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Definition
skin
mucous membranes
aerosol ingestion |
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Term
| what is the septicemic phase of leptospirosis |
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Definition
CSF blood and urine positive
fever, stomach pain, nausea |
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Term
| what is the immune phase of leptospirosis |
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Definition
Blood CSF negative
Urine positive
impaired hepatic and renal fxn |
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