Zoonotic Diseases — Flashcards

Flashcard 11: _____ is a zoonotic bacteria that forms caseating granulomas with regional lymphadenopathy

Answer: Francisella tularensis

Flashcard 12: _____ is a spirochete found in water contaminated with animal urine

Answer: Leptospira interrogans

Flashcard 13: Cutaneous larva migrans is caused by non-human hookworms like Ancylostoma _____, Ancylostoma caninum

Answer: braziliense

Flashcard 14: How is Yersinia enterocolitica transmitted (3)? _____

Answer: Pet feces (puppies), contaminated milk, and pork products

Extra: Yersinia enterocolitica transmission occurs via: 1. Pet feces (puppies) 2. Contaminated milk 3. Pork products (e.g., chitterlings) It is a common cause of pseudoappendicitis due to mesenteric adenitis.

Flashcard 15: _____ is a zoonotic bacteria that grows on 5% sheep blood agar

Answer: Pasteurella multocida

Flashcard 16: _____ is an obligate intracellular bacterium that forms spore-like structures (found in animal feces and placental products).

Answer: Coxiella burnetii

Flashcard 17: Brucella spp. is a facultative intracellular zoonotic bacteria found within _____ of the reticuloendothelial system

Answer: macrophages

Flashcard 18: The Ixodes tick is involved in the transmission of _____, Anaplasma spp., and Babesia

Answer: Borrelia burgdorferi

Flashcard 19: _____, Francisella, and Yersinia pestis are zoonotic facultative intracellular bacteria that can live in macrophages

Answer: Brucella

Flashcard 20: _____ fever is a complication of Bartonella henselae infection

Answer: Cat scratch