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Bacterial Meningoencephalitis in Cattle Flashcards (view source)
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<FlashCard questions="7">
|q1= Name some of the common bacterial pathogens responsible for causing meningoencephalitis in cattle (and other farm species).
|a1=
*''Escherichia coli''
*''Haemophilus somnus''
*''Listeria monocytogenes''
*''Arcanobacterium pyogenes''
*''Mannheimia haemolytica''
*''Streptococcus spp.''
*''Pasteurella spp.''
|l1= Bacterial Meningoencephalitis - Cattle
|q2= Which component of the syndrome usually presents first and is often responsible for most clinical signs?
|a2= Meningitis
|l2= Bacterial Meningoencephalitis Cattle#Introduction
|q3= How are most infections acquired?
|a3= Via haematogenous spread of bacteraemia across the blood: brain barrier
|l3= Bacterial Meningoencephalitis - Cattle#Signalment
|q4= What are the common signs of meningitis?
|a4=
*Fever
*Hyperaesthesia
*Cervical spinal pain and rigidity
*Paraspinal muscle spasms
|l4= Bacterial Meningoencephalitis - Cattle#Clinical Signs
|q5= What are the signs produced by a concurrent encephalitis?
|a5=
*Depression
*Blindness
*Ataxia
*Paresis/Paralysis
*Star gazing
*Seizures
*Cranial nerve deficits
*Changes in mentation
*Coma
|l5= Bacterial Meningoencephalitis - Cattle#Clinical Signs
|q6= What is the gold standard diagnostic test?
|a6= CSF analysis for culture and total protein
|l6= Bacterial Meningoencephalitis - Cattle#Diagnosis
|q7= Name the features required in an antibiotic for use in treatment of bacterial meningoencephalitis and some examples of appropriate drugs.
|a7=
*Bacteriocidal activity
*Blood: brain barrier penetration
*Ampicillin, Fluoroquinolones, Trimethoprim-Sulphonamides, Third generation cephalosporins, Metronidazole, Tetracyclines
|l7= Bacterial Meningoencephalitis - Cattle#Treatment
</FlashCard>
[[Category:Cattle Flashcards]] [[Category:Neurological Diseases Flashcards]]
[[Category:To Do - Manson review]]
|q1= Name some of the common bacterial pathogens responsible for causing meningoencephalitis in cattle (and other farm species).
|a1=
*''Escherichia coli''
*''Haemophilus somnus''
*''Listeria monocytogenes''
*''Arcanobacterium pyogenes''
*''Mannheimia haemolytica''
*''Streptococcus spp.''
*''Pasteurella spp.''
|l1= Bacterial Meningoencephalitis - Cattle
|q2= Which component of the syndrome usually presents first and is often responsible for most clinical signs?
|a2= Meningitis
|l2= Bacterial Meningoencephalitis Cattle#Introduction
|q3= How are most infections acquired?
|a3= Via haematogenous spread of bacteraemia across the blood: brain barrier
|l3= Bacterial Meningoencephalitis - Cattle#Signalment
|q4= What are the common signs of meningitis?
|a4=
*Fever
*Hyperaesthesia
*Cervical spinal pain and rigidity
*Paraspinal muscle spasms
|l4= Bacterial Meningoencephalitis - Cattle#Clinical Signs
|q5= What are the signs produced by a concurrent encephalitis?
|a5=
*Depression
*Blindness
*Ataxia
*Paresis/Paralysis
*Star gazing
*Seizures
*Cranial nerve deficits
*Changes in mentation
*Coma
|l5= Bacterial Meningoencephalitis - Cattle#Clinical Signs
|q6= What is the gold standard diagnostic test?
|a6= CSF analysis for culture and total protein
|l6= Bacterial Meningoencephalitis - Cattle#Diagnosis
|q7= Name the features required in an antibiotic for use in treatment of bacterial meningoencephalitis and some examples of appropriate drugs.
|a7=
*Bacteriocidal activity
*Blood: brain barrier penetration
*Ampicillin, Fluoroquinolones, Trimethoprim-Sulphonamides, Third generation cephalosporins, Metronidazole, Tetracyclines
|l7= Bacterial Meningoencephalitis - Cattle#Treatment
</FlashCard>
[[Category:Cattle Flashcards]] [[Category:Neurological Diseases Flashcards]]
[[Category:To Do - Manson review]]