HLTB21H3 Final: Etiology, Clinical Manifestations, Treatments Exam Review

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30-75% infection mortality rate of bubonic, 90-95% with pneumonic [two most common] First struck ports and then trade routes www. notesolution. com. Infection between domestic rodents infective fleas wild rodents -> humans. Chronic disease / slow multiplying bacillus, double time: 12-14 days. Thought to be transmitted vida droplets from nose. Not highly infectious and maybe genetically related with susceptibility. Mainly affects skin, nerves and mucous membranes. Loss of sense is rare, majority will develop, those with strong immunity recovers or turns latent. Tuberculoid [tt] - 1-2 yrs after exposure. Deep lesions [nerve dmg / imparement, affected nerves thicken] Untreated patients rarely form leprotamous after many years [ll] Deep lesions but smaller and more [same nerve damage effects + thickening] www. notesolution. com. Many lesions, papules, plaques and nodules [same nerve damage effects] Skin thickens, losing brows / lashes, photophobia and enlarged nodes + deformed extremities, hoarse voice. Type: mycobacterium tuberculosis, an acid fast bacillus requiring specific ways of identifying [affects the spine]

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