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- What's the #1 cause of dog/cat bite wounds?
- Pasteurella multocida
- What 5 other things cause cat/dog bite wounds?
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1. Capnocytophaga canimorsus
2. Alpha-hemolytic streps
3. Eikenella corrodens
4. Anaerobes - What are 2 characteristics of P. multocida?
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1. Penicillin resistant
2. Bipolar staining - What causes rat bite fever?
- Rats!
- But what 2 etiologic AGENTS?
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1. Streptobacillus moniliformis
2. Spirillum minus - How is RABIES transmitted?
- Bat bites
- What organism is associated with Cat scratch disease?
- Bartonella henselae
- How is B. henselae identified?
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-Observation of GNB, but very fastidious.
-Serologic methods are better. - What 5 infections are transmitted by direct contact wtih animals?
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1. Anthrax
2. Brucellosis
3. Erysipeloid
4. Glanders
5. Tularemia - What animal causes Tularemia?
- Rabbits, or TICKS.
- What animals cause Brucellosis?
- Pigs, Goats, Bison, Cows
- What disease does Brucellosis cause?
- Undulant fever
- What animal causes Erysipeloid?
- Pigs
- What are 4 characteristics of Erysipelothrix rhusthiopathieae?
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1. GPB
2. Very long!
3. Catalase neg
4. H2S producer - What transmits ANTHRAX?
- Cows and Goats
- What distinguishes anthracis from other bacillus species?
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-Not beta-hemolytic
-GPB - What organism causes glanders?
- Burkholderia mallei
- What 3 organisms are associated with contact with infected animal pee or poop?
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1. Leptospiroris
2. Hantavirus
3. Psittacosis - What transmits Leptospirosis?
- Rodent droppings
- What media is used for Leptospirosis?
- Fletcher's media, incubated at 30'C.
- What transmits Hantavirus?
- MICE
- What causes Psittacosis?
- Chlamydia psittaci
- What 4 diseases are vector borne?
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1. Borrelia
2. RMSF
3. Ehrlichiosis
4. Plague - What 2 diseases does borrelia cause?
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1. Relapsing fever
2. Lymes disease - What transmits RMSF and ehrlichiosis?
- Ticks
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What transmits Plague?
What organism causes it?
What type of bug is it? -
-Rat fleas
-Yersinia pestis
-GNB