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- Reflect on the history of zoonotic diseases.
- Define the hosts and host characteristics associated with zoonotic diseases.
- Compare the types of vectors and transmission of zoonotic diseases.
- Discuss the classification of zoonotic diseases.
- Identify the common pathogens involved in the spread of infection from animals to humans.
- Discuss the clinical presentation, diagnosis, and treatment of Lyme disease.
- Outline characteristics and treatment of other tickborne zoonotic diseases, including tularemia, Rocky Mountain spotted fever (RMSF), and ehrlichiosis.
- Discuss the clinical presentation, diagnosis, and treatment of West Nile virus infection.
- Describe the characteristics and treatment of other viral zoonotic diseases, including avian influenza.
- Discuss the background, clinical presentation, and prevention of bovine spongiform encephalitis (BSE) and its resulting disease in humans, variant Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease (vCJD).
- Identify some of the common protozoal zoonotic diseases.
- Describe the characteristics and treatment of anthrax infection.
- Identify other common bacterial zoonotic diseases, including cholera.
- Recall the characteristics of common parasitic zoonotic diseases and appropriate treatment.
- Outline the role of an interpreter in treating non-English-proficient patients.
Which of the following diseases was known to be transmitted from animals to humans in the 1300s?
In what decade did the electron microscope allow us to first see viruses?
An animal that can support an infective agent of a zoonotic disease is called a
In a dead-end or aberrant host, the organism cannot
A more serious zoonotic disease transmitted by an arthropod vector is
The two types of transmission from animals to humans are
Plague would be reported in which zoonotic disease class?
The protozoan Entamoeba histolytica can cause which zoonotic disease?
Nematode infection can cause
Which of the following is NOT a bacterial zoonotic agent?
Stage 1 of Lyme disease may present with a characteristic skin lesion in 70% to 80% of cases. It is usually described as a(n)
Stage 3 of Lyme disease may occur how long after the initial infection?
The most definitive diagnosis of Lyme disease by laboratory tests is made with the combination of positive findings in
The International Lyme and Associated Diseases Society suggests that acute Lyme disease in adults should be treated with
The most common form of clinical tularemia is
Which type of tularemia is mainly due to inhalation or ingestion of bacilli?
The most common rickettsial disease in the United States is
The symptoms of RMSF usually appear how long after a tick bite?
The primary reservoir of West Nile virus is
Most West Nile virus infections are subclinical and unapparent. Approximately what percentage of those who contract the virus will develop West Nile fever?
Some imaging studies may be helpful after the development of West Nile meningoencephalitis. The test that has proved to be of most help is a(n)
If untreated, the fatality rate of rabies is
A diagnosis of rabies must be made before symptoms appear. All of the following tests are used, EXCEPT:
The recommended vaccine for rabies pre-exposure prophylaxis is
Of the following, which hemagglutinin antigen subtype has become more implicated in recent avian virus outbreaks?
Avian influenza in humans has NOT resulted from
Humans have no immunity to which avian influenza virus type, resulting in illness and a high fatality rate?
The incubation time from contact with the hantavirus until the onset of symptoms is thought to be
In humans, lymphocytic choriomeningitis (LCM) is characterized by
A firm diagnosis of variant Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease (vCJD) can only be made by
The definitive host of Toxoplasma gondii is the
The diagnosis of toxoplasmosis is usually made by
Treatment of toxoplasmosis in people with normal immune systems
The cysts of Giardia, found in many water supplies, can be inactivated or removed by
Of the three types of anthrax, which has the highest fatality rate if untreated?
Cholera is rarely spread from person to person without
There are good antitoxins available for botulism. These antitoxins
The symptoms of salmonellosis usually appear
There are several possible hosts for Trichinella species. In the host, the larvae encyst in the
Salting, in high concentration, and smoking appear to provide what prevention against anisakiasis (fish tapeworm infestation)?
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