Plague yersinia pestis Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

1. I was discovered in 1894 by a Swiss physician in Hong Kong 2. I was the causative agent of an epidemic that tore through Europe in the 1300s, killing millions of people 3. I am a rod shaped Gram-negative, facultative anaerobic bacterium 4. People most commonly become infected when bitten by an infected flea; however can also become infected from direct contact with infected fluids or tissues from an animal that is sick or has died from the disease. 5. Three types: Bubonic, septicemic, and...

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1. I was discovered in 1894 by a Swiss physician in Hong Kong 2. I was the causative agent of an epidemic that tore through Europe in the 1300s, killing millions of people 3. I am a rod shaped Gram-negative, facultative anaerobic bacterium 4. People most commonly become infected when bitten by an infected flea; however can also become infected from direct contact with infected fluids or tissues from an animal that is sick or has died from the disease. 5. Three types: Bubonic, septicemic, and...

REHS: Course 8 - Zoonoses, Vectors, Pests & WeedsWhat is the causative agent for Plague? a. Borrellia burgdorferi b. Yersinia pestis c. Rickettsia typhi d. Xenopsylla cheopis - correct answer Yersinia pestis In order what are the phases of the mosquito life cycle? a. egg, numph, adult b. egg, numph, pupa, adult c. egg, larva, pupa, adult d. egg, larva, adult - correct answer egg, larva, pupa, adult What is the vector for Lyme disease? a. Ixodes scapularis b. Xenopsulla cheopis ...

Comprehensive Review Science Micro, Path, Anatomy, Embalming (Final State Exam) 2024/2025 Updated Rickettsia - CORRECT ANSWER--Intracellular Parasites -Insect invasion -Coccobacillary shape Ricksettsia prowazekii - CORRECT ANSWER--Typhus Fever (Epidemic Typhus) -Entry (Louse Bite) -Exit (None) Rickettsia rickettsii - CORRECT ANSWER--Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever -Bite of the Tick -Entry (Bite) -Exit (None) Rickettsia typhi - CORRECT ANSWER--Endemic Typhus -Flea Bite -Entry (Bite)...

1. I was discovered in 1894 by a Swiss physician in Hong Kong 2. I was the causative agent of an epidemic that tore through Europe in the 1300s, killing millions of people 3. I am a rod shaped Gram-negative, facultative anaerobic bacterium 4. People most commonly become infected when bitten by an infected flea; however can also become infected from direct contact with infected fluids or tissues from an animal that is sick or has died from the disease. 5. Three types: Bubonic, septicemic, and...

1. I was discovered in 1894 by a Swiss physician in Hong Kong 2. I was the causative agent of an epidemic that tore through Europe in the 1300s, killing millions of people 3. I am a rod shaped Gram-negative, facultative anaerobic bacterium 4. People most commonly become infected when bitten by an infected flea; however can also become infected from direct contact with infected fluids or tissues from an animal that is sick or has died from the disease. 5. Three types: Bubonic, septicemic, ...

Random from CPEN Practice test 1 Questions And Answers plague (yersinia pestis) - answer- fever - *bloody sputum* - clinical pneumonia <-- *early sign* - sepsis + DIC <-- *late sign* anthrax (bacillius anthracis) - answer- fever - headache - dyspnea - cough - N/V - chest/abd pain botulism (clostridium botulinum) - answer-*descending* flaccid paralysis - cranial nerve palsy - normal mentation smallpox (variola) - answer- fever - vesiculopustular leisons in face + trunk Dext...

All of the following grow inside host cells except A) Babesia. B) Brucella. C) Dengue fever virus. D) Leishmania. E) None of the above. - E) None of the above. Which of the following is not a characteristic of Bacillus anthracis? A) Aerobic B) Gram-positive C) Forms endospores D) Found in soil E) All of the above are characteristics of B. anthracis - E) All of the above are characteristics of B. anthracis Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of...

Random from CPEN Practice test 1 Questions And Answers plague (yersinia pestis) - answer- fever - *bloody sputum* - clinical pneumonia <-- *early sign* - sepsis + DIC <-- *late sign* anthrax (bacillius anthracis) - answer- fever - headache - dyspnea - cough - N/V - chest/abd pain botulism (clostridium botulinum) - answer-*descending* flaccid paralysis - cranial nerve palsy - normal mentation smallpox (variola) - answer- fever - vesiculopustular leisons in face + trunk Dext...