Systemic Mycoses - Flashcards
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Adiaspiromycosis
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What is the pathogenesis of an adiaspiromycosis infection? |
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Which animals are mostly affected? |
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Aspergillosis
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Aspergiollosis is found worldwide. It is widely present in nature and can colonise a wide range of substrates under different> environmental conditions. It is abundant in hay, straw and grain which have heated during storage.
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What are the clinical signs of infection in birds? |
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What do aspergillosis lesions look like in cattle? |
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What diseases does aspergillosis infections cause in horses? |
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What do colonies look like on Sabauraud's Dextrose agar? |
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How would you treat an infection of aspergillosis? |
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Blastomycosis
<FlashCard questions="5"> |q1=Describe the pathogenesis of a blastomycosis infection? |a1=
- Respiratory infection
- Lesions start in the lungs
- Haematogenous dissemination
- Can be found in lesions in the eyes, brain, bones, skin and genitalia
- Fatal if not treated
- Skin lesions may ulcerate forming granulomatous nodules
|l1=Blastomycosis |q2=What do colonies look like on Blood agar? |a2=
- Cream coloured
- Waxy
- Crinkled
|l2=Blastomycosis |q3=What do colonies look like on Sabauraud's Dextrose agar? |a3=
- Grey coloured
- Moist
- White cotton-like mycelium which turns tan, brown and then black
|l3=Blastomycosis |q4=How would you diagnose an infection? |a4=
- Clinical signs
- Complement fixation test
- ELISA
- Counterimmunoelectrophoresis
|l4=Blastomycosis |q5=How would you treat an infection? |a5=
- Amphotericin B
- Imidazoles
|l5=Blastomycosis <flashcards>
Coccidioidomycosis
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What environmental conditions does Coccidioides immitis prefer? |
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Describe the pathogenesis of coccidiomycosis infections? |
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How would you diagnose an infection? |
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Entomophthoromycisus
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What clinical signs present with an infection of entomophthoromycisus? |
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How would you treat an infection? |
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Histoplasmosis
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True or False: Histoplasmosis infections occur solely through ingestion of fungal spores |
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Which organs/bodily systems are affected? |
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Histoplasma capsulatum are found intracellularly in which type of cell? |
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How would you diagnose an infection? |
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How would you treat an infection? |
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Zygomycosis
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Which fungi cause zygomycosis? |
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Describe the general pathogenesis of zygomycosis infections? |
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Where do lesions occur in pigs? |
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Where do lesions occur in cattle? |
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True or False: Zygomycosis are common labaratory contaminants |
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How would you treat an infection |
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