Spirochetal infection

DrOwl

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Bacteria are living things that have only one cell. Under a microscope, they look like balls, rods, or spirals. They are so small that a line of 1,000 could fit across a pencil eraser. Most bacteria won't hurt you - less than 1 percent of the different types make people sick. Many are helpful. Some bacteria help to digest food, destroy disease-causing cells, and give the body needed vitamins. Bacteria are also used in making healthy foods like yogurt and cheese. But infectious bacteria can make you ill. They reproduce quickly in your body. Many give off chemicals called toxins, which can damage tissue and make you sick. Examples of bacteria that cause infections include Streptococcus, Staphylococcus, and E. coli. Antibiotics are the usual treatment. When you take antibiotics, follow the directions carefully. Each time you take antibiotics, you increase the chances that bacteria in your body will learn to resist them causing antibiotic resistance. Later, you could get or spread an infection that those antibiotics cannot cure.

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DrOwl

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Bacteria are living things that have only one cell. Under a microscope, they look like balls, rods, or spirals. They are so small that a line of 1,000 could fit across a pencil eraser. Most bacteria won't hurt you - less than 1 percent of the different types make people sick. Many are helpful. Some bacteria help to digest food, destroy disease-causing cells, and give the body needed vitamins. Bacteria are also used in making healthy foods like yogurt and cheese. But infectious bacteria can make you ill. They reproduce quickly in your body. Many give off chemicals called toxins, which can damage tissue and make you sick. Examples of bacteria that cause infections include Streptococcus, Staphylococcus, and E. coli. Antibiotics are the usual treatment. When you take antibiotics, follow the directions carefully. Each time you take antibiotics, you increase the chances that bacteria in your body will learn to resist them causing antibiotic resistance. Later, you could get or spread an infection that those antibiotics cannot cure.

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Spirochetal Diseases | Ento Key
Key concepts • Spirochetal disease includes a historical and clinical gamut of infections causing uveitis, including syphilis, endemic syphilis, Lyme disease, relapsing fever, and leptospirosis. • Ocular findings can occur in primary, secondary, latent, and tertiary syphilis. • The VDRL test can be falsely negative, especially in later stages of the disease, and a more…
https://entokey.com/spirochetal-diseases/
Spirochetal Infections | Pathology Education | Medical Student | V-Learning | sqadia.com - YouTube
Spirochetal Infections are caused by spiral shaped bacteria i.e. spirochete that fall under the category of Gram-Negative Bacteria. The diseases for which sp...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BAzfdjk27fA
Vector Interactions and Molecular Adaptations of Lyme Disease and Relapsing Fever Spirochetes Associated with Transmission by Ticks - Volume 8, Number 2—February 2002 - Emerging Infectious Diseases journal - CDC
Pathogenic spirochetes in the genus Borrelia are transmitted primarily by two families of ticks. The Lyme disease spirochete, Borrelia burgdorferi, is transmitted by the slow-feeding ixodid tick Ixodes scapularis, whereas the relapsing fever spirochete, B. hermsii, is transmitted by Ornithodoros hermsi, a fast-feeding argasid tick. Lyme disease spirochetes are generally restricted to the midgut in unfed I. scapularis. When nymphal ticks feed, the bacteria pass through the hemocoel to the salivary glands and are transmitted to a new host in the saliva after 2 days. Relapsing fever spirochetes infect the midgut in unfed O. hermsi but persist in other sites including the salivary glands. Thus, relapsing fever spirochetes are efficiently transmitted in saliva by these fast-feeding ticks within minutes of their attachment to a mammalian host. We describe how B. burgdorferi and B. hermsii change their outer surface during their alternating infections in ticks and mammals, which in turn suggests biological functions for a few surface-exposed lipoproteins.
https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/8/2/01-0198_article

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Spirochetal Diseases | Ento Key
Key concepts • Spirochetal disease includes a historical and clinical gamut of infections causing uveitis, including syphilis, endemic syphilis, Lyme disease, relapsing fever, and leptospirosis. • Ocular findings can occur in primary, secondary, latent, and tertiary syphilis. • The VDRL test can be falsely negative, especially in later stages of the disease, and a more…
https://entokey.com/spirochetal-diseases/
Spirochetal Infections | Pathology Education | Medical Student | V-Learning | sqadia.com - YouTube
Spirochetal Infections are caused by spiral shaped bacteria i.e. spirochete that fall under the category of Gram-Negative Bacteria. The diseases for which sp...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BAzfdjk27fA
Vector Interactions and Molecular Adaptations of Lyme Disease and Relapsing Fever Spirochetes Associated with Transmission by Ticks - Volume 8, Number 2—February 2002 - Emerging Infectious Diseases journal - CDC
Pathogenic spirochetes in the genus Borrelia are transmitted primarily by two families of ticks. The Lyme disease spirochete, Borrelia burgdorferi, is transmitted by the slow-feeding ixodid tick Ixodes scapularis, whereas the relapsing fever spirochete, B. hermsii, is transmitted by Ornithodoros hermsi, a fast-feeding argasid tick. Lyme disease spirochetes are generally restricted to the midgut in unfed I. scapularis. When nymphal ticks feed, the bacteria pass through the hemocoel to the salivary glands and are transmitted to a new host in the saliva after 2 days. Relapsing fever spirochetes infect the midgut in unfed O. hermsi but persist in other sites including the salivary glands. Thus, relapsing fever spirochetes are efficiently transmitted in saliva by these fast-feeding ticks within minutes of their attachment to a mammalian host. We describe how B. burgdorferi and B. hermsii change their outer surface during their alternating infections in ticks and mammals, which in turn suggests biological functions for a few surface-exposed lipoproteins.
https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/8/2/01-0198_article

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