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- 4. A zoonotic disease also known as rabbit fever. Caused by Francisella tularensis.
- 6. If the bacteria invades the bones
- 7. In this infection, it is not only the inflammation, but the vegetations that cause the most problems. The vegetations are bulky masses of platelets and coltting proteins that are able to surround and bury the bacteria, allowing them to hide from phagocytic cells, anitbodies, and drugs.
- 9. Infection and inflammation of the lymphatic vessels
- 10. An extreme swelling of a regional lymph node, commonly seen in the armpit or groin.
- 12. Is the causative agent of brucellosis.
- 13. Watch out for this infection, especially if you are pregnant or immunocomprimised. It's caused by a protozoan, that you can ingest from undercooked meat or from cat feces.
- 15. Small, dark purplish hemorrhages of blood vessels under the skin
- 16. A protozoan illness that often has reoccuring symptoms of fever, chills, anemia, weakness, and fatigue. Caused by the Plasmodium species.
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- 1. A zoonotic disease caused by Borrelia burdorferi, a spirochete. When a person is bit by a tick, a characteristic Bulls eye rash will develope at the site of the bite.
- 2. Septicemias, bacteremias, and toxemias are dangerous and need rapid treatment with _______antibiotics
- 3. Almost half of the cases of endocarditis are caused by this Gram positive cocci
- 5. This type of virus family is responsible for yellow fever, dengue, ebola, and marburg.
- 7. This is the causative agent of Infectious Mononucleosis (aka Mono or the kissing disease).
- 8. Not so much a problem in the US, but more trouble in Central and South America. When a kissing bug trasmits Trypanosoma cruzi.
- 11. These are used by bacteria to capture iron
- 12. This infection is also called undulating fever or Bang's disease. It is a zoonotic disease, that is more of a problem in cattle. Routine testing is done for dairy cattle, and many times herds are protected with vaccination.
- 14. A zoonotic disease that is caused by Yersina pestis.