University:
Eastern Kentucky University
Course:
BIO 273 | Clinical Microbiology
Academic year:

2022
Views:

498

Pages:

1
Author:

Maverick Martin

Borrelia Burgdorferi (-) Features: 1. Common in Northeast US 2. Tick born disease 3. Two stains are used to visualize it a. Wright stain b. Giemsa stain Reservoir: 1. White-footed mice are reservoirs of LARVAE 2. White-tailed deer are obligatory hosts of ADULT Tick Transmission: By bite of IXODES tick. This tick is involved in transmission of following diseases: 1. Lyme disease 2. Ehrlichiosis 3. Babesiosis Diseases: It causes Lyme disease. Lyme disease is divided into 3 stages 1. Stage 1: a. Occurs within a week of tick’s bite b. Bull’s eye rash c. Flu-like symptoms 2. Stage 2: a. Heart block due to myocarditis b. Bilateral bell’s palsy 3. Stage 3: a. Migratory polyarthritis of large joints b. Encephalopathy Treatment: 1. Doxycylcine (Early) 2. Ceftriaxone (Late)