Soilborne & Insect Transmitted Pathogens

bacillus anthracis

endospore forming, disease due to toxin, aerobic

zoonosis

the idea that bacteria and viruses can be infected in animals and then transmitted to humans

ingestion

anthrax is transmitted in animals by __ of spores while grazing

contact, inhalation

anthrax is transmitted to humans by __ with contaminated animal products or __ of spores

capsule

anthrax has this to block from phagocytes

anthrax toxin

A-B toxin that includes 2 As and 1 B part

edema and lethal

what are the two types of toxins of anthrax

swelling in tissues

what does the edema toxin of anthrax cause?

cell death

what does the lethal toxin of anthrax cause?

cutaneous, gastrointestinal, inhaled

what are the three forms of anthrax?

true

true or false: anthrax is not contagious

cutaneous anthrax

anthrax that forms open wounds after endospores enter through abrasions, easily treated with antibiotics

pulmonary anthrax

occurs when anthrax is breathed in, spores resist phagocytosis and germinate in macrophages eventually lysing them, flu-like to pneumonia-like