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Rickettsia Lecture

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Rickettsia and Syphilis Knowledge Quiz

Test your knowledge on Rickettsia, Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever, and Syphilis. This quiz covers essential concepts, transmission methods, symptoms, and treatments related to these infectious diseases.

Enhance your understanding with questions that include:

Transmission of Rickettsia
Symptoms of Syphilis
Treatment options for Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever

19 Questions5 MinutesCreated by InfectedTick42

Which of the following can grow on an artificial lab medium?

Viruses

Rickettsia

Mycoplasma

Chlamydia

What transmits rickettsia?

Beatles

Ticks

Mice

Deer

What is notable about rocky mountain spotted fever?

Rash on palms and soles of feet

Vesicles in varying stages

Fever followed by Rash several days later

Blueberry muffin rash

How long is the feeding period for vector that causes Rocky mountain spotted fever?

Up to 1-2 weeks

3-4 days

1 day

Up to 4 weeks

What does increased vascular permeability in RMSF NOT cause?

Hypovolemia

Lymphohistocytic reaction

Thrombocytopenia

Hypocalcemia

How would you treat Rocky mountain spotted fever

Doxycycline

Amoxicillin

Vancomycin

Gleevec

How is RMSF Diagnosed?

Acid fast Bacillus

Serology

PCR

Monospot test

What rickettsia is NOT transmitted via arthropods?

Rickettsia Prowazekii

Coxella brunetii

Rickettsia Rickettsii

Orientia tsutsugamushi

Who will generally get Q fever? (in the US)

People who work with animals

Hikers

Fishers/boaters

Health care workers

Which of the following causes syphilis?

Borrelia recurrentis–

Treponema Pallidium

Treponema carateum

Borrelia burdorferii-

What is the leading cause of substance induced syphilis?

Sex with Persons who use Injection drugs

Methamphetamine use

Heroin use

Injection Drug use

How frequently does T. Pallidium Replicate?

Every 30-33 Hours

Every 2-4 hours

Every 10-12 hours

Every 20-25 hours

Which of these is NOT a way of contracting syphilis?

Placenta

Sexual contact

Blood transfusion

Physical contact with infected patient

At what syphilis stage do chancres appear?

Secondary

Primary

Incubation

Latent

What symptom would you see in secondary syphilis

Thrombocytopenia

Meningitis

Cornea damage

Hypervolemia

What is notable development of tertiary stage syphilis

Condyloma Lata

Granulomatous like lesions

Rash on palms

Hepatitis

In what parts of the US is deer tick Ixodes scapularis a vector for Lyme disease?

NW and MW

MW and NE

NE and SE

Northern US

What seasons are humans at highest risk for lyme infection?

Late summer and Fall

Late spring and Summer

Fall and Early winter

Later winter and early spring

What symptom is notably found in Lyme disease?

Gummas

Erythema Migrans

Lesions on soles of feet

Lymphangitis

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