Chapter 23: Microbial Diseases of the Cardiovascular and Lymphatic Systems

________ is treated with praziquantel.

________ is an example of a zoonotic disease, that is, a disease transmitted by contact with infected animals, in this case most commonly rabbits and rodents.

________ can also cause pericarditis, inflammation of the sac around the heart.

A(n) ________ that is associated with the presence and persistence of pathogenic microorganisms or their toxins in the blood is termed septicemia.

________, caused by the Sin Nombre virus,* a bunyavirus, has become well known in the United States because of several outbreaks, mostly in the western states.

________ is characterized by chills and fever and often by vomiting and severe headache.

________ is a debilitating disease caused by a small fluke.

________ is a widespread and complex disease that exhibits several clinical forms.

________ is the only GBS and is the most common cause of life- threatening neonatal sepsis.

________ and Bolivian hemorrhagic fevers are transmitted in rural areas by contact with rodent excretions.

________ are also an important component of the bodys immune system.

A(n) ________ is called endocarditis.