16 Arthropod-Borne and Other Zoonotic Viruses

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ARTHROPOD-BORNE ZOONOTIC ARBOVIRUSES VIROLOGY In most cases, the zoonotic viruses were first named after the place of initial isolation (eg, St. Louis encephalitis) or after the disease produced (eg, yellow…

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56 Cestodes

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Clinical effects depend on whether humans are definitive hosts or intermediate hosts Tissue cysts, not intestinal worms, cause serious disease PARASITOLOGY MORPHOLOGY Like all helminths, tapeworms lack vascular and respiratory…

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53 Sarcomastigophora—The Flagellates

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Found in flora of vertebrates These organisms are elongated or oval and typically measure 10 to 20 μm in length. They often possess a rudimentary cytostome (mouth aperture) and organelles,…

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27 Mycobacteria

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BACTERIOLOGY STRUCTURE The mycobacteria are slim, poorly staining bacilli, which demonstrate the property of acid-fastness. They are nonmotile, obligate aerobes that do not form spores. The cell wall contains peptidoglycan…

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30 Neisseria

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FIGURE 30–1. Neisseria gonorrhoeae. Gram stain of urethral exudate. Note the many pairs of Gram-negative bean-shaped diplococci (arrow) collected in polymorphonuclear neutrophils (PMNs) and free in the purulent material. The…

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23 Antibacterial Agents and Resistance

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Definitions • Antibiotics—antimicrobials of microbial origin, most of which are produced by fungi or by bacteria of the genus Streptomyces. • Antimicrobials—substances used in the treatment of infectious diseases. In…

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13 Hepatitis Viruses

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HEPATITIS A VIROLOGY Hepatitis A virus (HAV) belongs to the Picornaviridae (picornaviruses) family and Hepato-virus genus. It is an unenveloped (naked capsid), single-stranded, positive-sense RNA virus with a cubic (icosahedral)…

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24 Staphylococci

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FIGURE 24–1. Staphylococcus aureus. Gram stain showing the Gram-positive cocci in clusters resembling bunches of grapes (arrows) and neutrophils (arrowhead). (Image contributed by Professor Shirley Lowe, University of California, San…

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