Term
| What are the common characteristics of yersinia, francisella, brucella, and pasteurella? |
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Definition
* gram(-) rod
* zoonotic disease
* very virulent (not pasteurella)
* facultative intracellular organism (not pasteurella)
* treat with aminoglycoside (gentamicin or streptomycin) and/or doxycycline (not pasteurella) |
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Term
| What causes bubonic plague? |
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Definition
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Term
| What are the virulence factors of Yersinia pestis (resist destruction after phagocytosis)? |
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Definition
* Fraction 1: capsular antigen
* V antigen: protein
* W antigen: lipoprotein |
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Term
| How is tularemia acquired? |
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Definition
| by handling rabbits, bites of ticks and deerflies. |
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Term
| Which organism causes tularemia? |
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Definition
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Term
| Different presentations of tularemia |
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Definition
* ulceroglandular tularemia
* pneumonic tularemia
* oculoglandular tularemia
* typhoidal tularemia (GI tract)
tularemia is similar to bubonic plague, but with much lower mortality |
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Term
| Contact with animal causes infection, no primary skin ulcer, undulant fever (slow rise in temperature during the day). Which organism? |
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Definition
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Term
| Which organism causes the most frequent infection after cat/dog bite? |
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Definition
| Pasteurella multocida. Treat with penicillin or doxycycline. |
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