Petechial hemorrhages on palms of hand in Rocky mountain spotted fever due to Rickettsia rickettsii: In RMSF, the petechial rash begins on the palms and spreads to the trunk.
Yesterday’s notes featuring actual winter sunshine!!
An infection common in wild rodents that is passed to humans through contact with infected animal tissues or by ticks, biting flies, and mosquitoes.
Also known as rabbit fever and deer fly fever, amongst others.
A sample of notes from Medical Virology // I keep the margins empty so that I have space to add in relevant additional material from extra reading
Killed vaccines induce only HUMORAL immunity
RIP ACE
R abies
I nfluenza (injected)
P olio (salk)
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A Hepatitis
C holera
E ncephalitis viruses (eg Japanese encephalitis)
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That’s why we have skin and immune system.
MICROBIOLOGY MNEMONIC
So, Lysteria rhymes with Hysteria, and when I think of hysteria I think of someone dancing Hysterically…..(actually, me dancing hysterically..)
I also googled Hysteria, and found this:
HYSTERIA RADIO!
So here it goes: “Lysteria dances to Hysteria Radio”
If I don’t come up with all these silly associations my brain melts and confuses all the freakin bacterias, so bear with me…
Gram+, anaerobe, spore forming, motile, rod.
Neurotoxin: Tetanus Toxin blocks glycine and GABA and produces a SPASTIC PARALYSIS.
TETANUS
Opisthotonus
Risus Sardonicus
Severe mucle spasm
Medically Important Bacteria: Clasification