Cardio and Lymph

Causative Agent

100

Malaria?

Protozoan parasite: Plasmodium 

Plasmodium falciparum causes the most severe form. 

200

Someone is bit by a tick and develops a bulls eye rash. What microbe has caused this?

Borrelia burgdorferi 

300

S. aureus, S. pyogenes, S. pneumoniae, N. gonorrhoeae  

Acute Endocarditis 

400

Bacillus anthracis can cause 3 different forms of Anthrax. Can you name 1? 

Cutaneous

Gastrointestinal

Pulmonary 

500

S. viridans 

Subacute Endocarditis 

Transmission

100

Rodents, Fleas

Plague, Black Death 

200

Mosquito 

Malaria 

300

HIV/AIDS Can be transmitted by:

Direct Contact: ___________

Vertical Transmission: ___________

Direct: sexual intercourse or blood contact

Vertical: mother to child

400

Mono?

Saliva, The "Kissing Disease" 

500

Malaria is transmitted by mosquitoes, but the disease progresses through the human body in 2 different stages.

______ invade the liver to make ______ that target RBCs. 

1) Sporozoites

2) Merozoites

Signs/Symptoms

100

Severe fatigue that can last beyond the initial infection, swollen spleen, swollen neck lymph nodes

Infectious Mononucleosis 

200

Fever, chills, petechiae, and blackened toes, fingers, and nose. 

Septicemic Plague 

300

Destroyed blood cells block blood vessels decreasing oxygen flow to brain and body. Can cause coma, death. 

Cerebral Malaria 

400

Consumption of raw fish leads to vomiting in a patient. A sample of their vomit reveals rod-shaped bacteria with spores. 

What disease has these signs/symptoms? 

Gastrointestinal Anthrax 

500

A patient has 127 Helper T cells, Pneumonia, and takes ART. Which disease do they have? 

AIDS

Treat/Prevent

100

Lyme Disease can be treated with antibiotics. But, the disease can become chronic, causing joint pain. How can chronic Lyme disease patients prevent/cope with the disease. 

-low-intensity training

-anti-inflammatory diet

-good sleep

-massages and acupuncture 

200

Main prevention for Hepatitis 

Vaccine 

300

All forms of plague can be prevented/treated with: 

Modern Treatments: 

Reduce rodent/flea exposure

Antibiotics: streptomycin, doxycycline, ciprofloxacin

400

Anthrax? 

Military + Farmers: Vaccines

Treat: antibiotics like penicillin, ciprofloxacin 

500

Subacute Endocarditis? 

Providing antibiotics before dental or other invasive procedures for patients with pre-existing heart problems. 

Random

100

Are the cardio and lymph system "open" or "closed"? 

Closed: no microbes should be present EVER.

If microbes are present, this indicates a state of infection. 

200

Bloodstream infections are considered ______ infections (think back to fungi). 

Systemic: affects organs 

300

Viremia is?

Viruses in the blood. 

400

All forms of Hepatitis can target which organ? 

Liver, Jaundice 

500

Ebola, Yellow Fever, and Dengue are all examples of? 

VHFs

Viral Hemorrhagic Fevers: sudden onset of pain, fever, bleeding