Exam 31: Vectorborne and Soilborne Bacterial and Viral Diseases

A person is most likely to contract diseases such as Rocky Mountain spotted fever and Ehrlichiosis if he or she visits/participates in

Which disease(s) has/have been mistakenly diagnosed as measles or scarlet fever due to similarities in the corresponding rash caused by those diseases?

Which of the following diseases causes an influenza-like illness that can progress to include pneumonia?

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

How is climate change causing the emergence of zoonotic and vector-borne in new human populations?

Only high-risk individuals such as scientists working with the organism, livestock workers, and military personnel are vaccinated for anthrax.

Which of the following was an emerging mosquito-borne disease in the early 2000s and has now spread to every state in the United States?

The hantavirus contains a ________ genome.

Which of the following diseases CANNOT easily be controlled by vector elimination?

Explain why a potentially rabid dog is held for up to two weeks to check for clinical signs of rabies. Are humans more similar or dissimilar in this regard?

Certain Clostridium spp. can be found in the human gut, but Clostridium tetani is almost exclusively present in soil.

Rickettsia prowazekii is transmitted to humans when a louse bite becomes contaminated with louse feces.

The rickettsias are divided into groups based loosely on

Animal-transmitted diseases are generally spread to accidental hosts by

Virtually all cases of tetanus occur in individuals who have failed to receive sufficient tetanus toxoid booster immunizations.

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?

Animal diseases transmissible to humans are known as

The study of hantaviruses requires biosafety level (BSL) 4 precautions.

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

What type of diseases require biosafety level (BSL) 4 procedures and facilities when working with samples that may be infected?