Exam 30: Vectorborne and Soilborne Bacterial and Viral Diseases

If you were exposed to a sick animal that was found to have negri bodies in its nervous system in a postmortem examination,how would you be treated to prevent disease?

Tetracycline and chloramphenicol are the drugs of choice for the treatment of many of the rickettsial diseases.

Controlling most rickettsial diseases involves managing

There are several different virus-specific treatments and vaccines available to treat or prevent hantavirus infections.

Septicemic plague usually causes death before a diagnosis can be made.

Hantaviruses are most commonly transmitted by ________ of virus-contaminated rodent ________.

Animal diseases transmissible to humans are known as

Inhalation anthrax is the only form of anthrax for which there is no effective treatment.

Tetanus is highly contagious through person-to-person contact.

Hantaviruses are related to viruses such as ________ and ________.

During a camping and hiking expedition in the Ice Age National Scenic Trail at Hartman Creek State Park (Waupaca,WI),an individual notices a small tick on his arm.After removing the partially embedded deer tick,what symptoms should this individual look for to indicate infection of Borrelia burgdorferi? Also,what should be done on future hiking trips to decrease the likelihood of B.burgdorferi infection?

The disease whose symptoms are most closely related to the symptoms of chronic syphilis is

Which disease(s)has/have been mistakenly diagnosed as measles or scarlet fever due to similarities in rash appearance?

Emerging diseases are a problem worldwide,even in highly developed regions of the world.

Many West Nile virus infections are not properly identified because

Using a specific example,explain the term "accidental host."

The most severe and fatal form of anthrax is

Where does the rabies virus reproduce? Using a specific example,explain the implication this has with the virus's incubation time and infection site.

What is the primary cause of viral hemorrhagic fever in the United States? What is the typical cause of death for this disease?

Rabies infection in humans leads to symptoms a few days after exposure.