NURS 3110 Lecture Notes - Lecture 14: Erythema Chronicum Migrans, Ixodes Scapularis, Campylobacter Jejuni
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In nymph phase: can affect walking and brain, cns, painful. 4/1,000) if: tick has been attached for 36 hr or more, local rate of ticks with b. burgdorferi is 20% or more (now all of ct) It is within 72 hrs from time tick is removed: can eradicate before it causes disease with a single dose, don"t wa)t for symptoms, other tick borne infections, erhlichiosis 3 organisms. Identify key modes of transmission and associated approaches to prevention: contrast different strains and symptoms associated with infection, describe key treatment modalities. Vibrio parahaemolyticus: from raw fish, shellfish (e. g. sushi, 12 - 24 hour incubation, self-limiting vomiting, cramps, watery/bloody diarrhea. Campylobacter jejuni: gram , comma, s, spiral shapes, last part of gi tract before large intestine, spinning motility, oxidase , not fermenting. Inhabitants gi, oral cavity, genitourinary tract mammals: birds, undercooked meats, contaminated water, milk, undercooked chicken, common cause of gastroenteritis (infection, enterotoxin, use ort, usually self-limiting.
