Ticks You Off Parasites Enterics Animal Nation For the Kids
100
What is Rickettsia rickettsii?
This bacterium causes the disease Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever.
100
What is Paragonimiasis?
Several cases of this parasitic infection have been reported in Missouri. Infection is linked to eating raw crawfish.
100
What is O157:H7?
This is the most common serotype for enterohemorrhagic E. coli.
100
What is Coxiella burnetii?
This organism can be shed in high numbers in animal birth products.
100
What is Norovirus?
This is the most common cause of gastroenteritis in the US.
200
What is Lyme's Disease?
Patients suffering from this tick-borne illness often present with a classic bulls-eye rash.
200
What is cryptosporidium?
This infection is spread via fecally contaminated water and caused a large outbreak in Milwaukee in the early 90’s.
200
What is dysentery or inflammatory diarrhea?
This type of diarrhea is associated with colitis, low-volume stools with blood, mucus, and leukocytes.
200
What is leptospirosis?
This infection caused an outbreak in Springfield, IL in 1998 following exposure of swimmers in Lake Springfield.
200
What is the Parainfluenza Virus (aka: Croup)?
This virus causes a severe "barking" cough in young children?
300
What is Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever?
Hyponatremia is a common laboratory finding with this tick-borne illness
300
What is Anopheles?
This genus of mosquitos that spreads malaria.
300
What is reduced osmolarity ORS?
Studies show that this type of Oral Rehydration Salts (ORS) has been shown to result in lower need for IV rehydration, lower stool volume, and less vomiting.
300
What is azithromycin?
This antiinfective is the preferred therapy for infection with Bartnella henselae.
300
What is Palivizumab?
This therapy is used to prophylax high-risk children against RSV.
400
What is Rifampin
This medication can be used for pregnant patients thought to have Ehrlichiosis.
400
What is Amphotericin B?
This drug must be initiated in a patient suffering from Primary Amoebic Encephalitis for the best chance of survival.
400
What is Typhoid Fever?
The most likely condition in a patient that presents with the following symptoms: high fever (103oF), diarrhea, rose spots (2-4 mm pink spots on chest), and hepato-splenomegaly. The stool studies show (+) fecal leukocytes and (+) lactoferrin.
400
What is regional LAD?
This is the hallmark sign of cat scratch disease.
400
What is the Rotavirus Vaccine?
This vaccine has been >85% effective in decreasing severe diarrhea in US children since its development.
500
What is IgG Western Blot?
This confirmatory test is used in patients with Lyme Disease, having symptoms longer than 30 days.
500
What is Quinine?
This antimalarial is produced from the bark of the cinchona tree.
500
What is CFTR?
The end product of cholera toxin binding to the lumen of the intestine is the transport of Cl- ions into the lumen, leading to an influx of both Na+ ions and water. This transmembrane protein is responsible for the transport of chloride ions into the lum
500
What is human rabies immune globulin?
Following rabies exposure, this should be administered at the wound site.
500
What is the parvovirus B19 infection?
This laboratory test can confirm the diagnosis of Fifth's Disease.






GID 2013

Press F11 for full screen mode



Limited time offer: Membership 25% off


Clone | Edit | Download / Play Offline