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AHN 577 Infectious Disease Part 3
Questions and Answer
What bacteria causes syphilis? - Ans:✔✔-Treponema pallidum
Primary syphilis symptoms - Ans:✔✔-Painless ulcer/chancre
Secondary syphilis symptoms - Ans:✔✔-Nontender enlargement of lymph nodes
Late (tertiary) syphilis symptoms - Ans:✔✔-Fluid expression from lesions
Diagnosing non-treponemal syphilis - Ans:✔✔-- VDRL
- RPR
* Positive 4-6 wks after infection or 1-3 wks after appearance of lesion
Diagnosing treponemal syphilis - Ans:✔✔-- TPHA
- TPPA
- FTA-ABS
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CSF testing for syphilis - Ans:✔✔-If neuro syphilis suspected
Preferred treatment for syphilis - Ans:✔✔-- PCN
- Doxy if PCN allergic
Mode of transmission for lyme borreliosis - Ans:✔✔-Through ticks
- Most prevalent in spring and summer
Characteristic of lesion in lyme borreliosis - Ans:✔✔-Bulls-eye lesion, commonly in areas of tight
clothing, such as groin, thigh, or axilla
Lyme disease s/s - Ans:✔✔-- Facial palsy
- Arthritis/arthralgia/stiff neck
- Encephalomyelits
- Peripheral neuropathy
Criteria for lyme disease diagnosis - Ans:✔✔-- Person with exposure potential within last 30 days
- At least one late manifestation of disease
- Lab confirmation (antibodies on ELISA test)
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Preferred treatment for lyme disease - Ans:✔✔-- Doxy
- Amoxicillin
- Cefuroxime
Types of spirochete - Ans:✔✔-- Lyme borreliosis
- Treponema pallidum (syphilis)
Mode of transmission for HSV 1 - Ans:✔✔-Kissing, oral sex
Area primarily affected by HSV 1 - Ans:✔✔-oral, genital
S/S of HSV 1 - Ans:✔✔-- Cold sore
- Genital pustule
- Ocular disease
- CNS dysfunction
- Bells palsy
HSV 2 mode of transmision - Ans:✔✔-Close physical contact, usually childbirth or sexual
Area primarily affected by HSV 2 - Ans:✔✔-genitals
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AHN 577 Infectious Disease Part 3
Questions and Answer
What bacteria causes syphilis? - Ans:✔✔-Treponema pallidum
Primary syphilis symptoms - Ans:✔✔-Painless ulcer/chancre
Secondary syphilis symptoms - Ans:✔✔-Nontender enlargement of lymph nodes
Late (tertiary) syphilis symptoms - Ans:✔✔-Fluid expression from lesions
Diagnosing non-treponemal syphilis - Ans:✔✔-- VDRL
- RPR
* Positive 4-6 wks after infection or 1-3 wks after appearance of lesion
Diagnosing treponemal syphilis - Ans:✔✔-- TPHA
- TPPA
- FTA-ABS
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CSF testing for syphilis - Ans:✔✔-If neuro syphilis suspected
Preferred treatment for syphilis - Ans:✔✔-- PCN
- Doxy if PCN allergic
Mode of transmission for lyme borreliosis - Ans:✔✔-Through ticks
- Most prevalent in spring and summer
Characteristic of lesion in lyme borreliosis - Ans:✔✔-Bulls-eye lesion, commonly in areas of tight
clothing, such as groin, thigh, or axilla
Lyme disease s/s - Ans:✔✔-- Facial palsy
- Arthritis/arthralgia/stiff neck
- Encephalomyelits
- Peripheral neuropathy
Criteria for lyme disease diagnosis - Ans:✔✔-- Person with exposure potential within last 30 days
- At least one late manifestation of disease
- Lab confirmation (antibodies on ELISA test)
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Preferred treatment for lyme disease - Ans:✔✔-- Doxy
- Amoxicillin
- Cefuroxime
Types of spirochete - Ans:✔✔-- Lyme borreliosis
- Treponema pallidum (syphilis)
Mode of transmission for HSV 1 - Ans:✔✔-Kissing, oral sex
Area primarily affected by HSV 1 - Ans:✔✔-oral, genital
S/S of HSV 1 - Ans:✔✔-- Cold sore
- Genital pustule
- Ocular disease
- CNS dysfunction
- Bells palsy
HSV 2 mode of transmision - Ans:✔✔-Close physical contact, usually childbirth or sexual
Area primarily affected by HSV 2 - Ans:✔✔-genitals
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