Spirochetes

Causes human and animal leptospirosis

Serovar that causes Weil’s disease

Infectious jaundice

Pretibial fever / fort Bragg

Marsh fever

Seven day fever

Swineherd disease

Resembles: stretched spiral

Vectors of Borrelia

Agent of Louse Borne

Vector of Tick-borne Relapsing fever

Vector for B. burgdorferi

Culture media for B. burgdorferi

Appearance of lesion “Bulls eye Lesion”

Early disseminated – dissemination in blood -> Bones, CNS, heart and liver

Late persistent – neurological abnormalities, arthritis, skin lesions, “Chronic stage Arthritis”

Great pox, Eul Pox, French Disease/Italian Disease

Mode of Transmission for Treponema pallidum ( 3 answers)

Treponema pallidum resembles what?

How to detect Primary Stage syphilis

How to detect Secondary Stage syphilis

How to detect Tertiary stage syphilis

Chancre – painless and firm

Lesions, rashes, etc.

Wart like lesions in the moist areas of the body

Gummas

Neurosyphilis

Absence of clinical symptoms

TPI

FTA-ABS

TPHA

VDRL

RPR

TRUST

USR

RST