Cardiovascular and Lymphatic infectious diseases lecture

Melissa Back・2 minutes read

The cardiovascular and lymphatic systems play essential roles in delivering nutrients and filtering fluids, with infections like endocarditis and malaria requiring specific treatments and preventative measures to reduce mortality rates. Understanding transmission modes and implementing early treatment are crucial in preventing diseases like HIV and early detection and prompt treatment are vital in managing conditions like endocarditis and the bubonic plague.

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1. The cardiovascular system, comprising blood, the heart, and vessels, functions as a closed network to transport essential substances like oxygen, nutrients, and antibodies to tissues, while the lymphatic system runs parallel to return filtered lymph fluid to the blood.
2. The heart operates as a dual pump, with the right side managing deoxygenated blood to the lungs and the left side pumping oxygenated blood to the body, but can be vulnerable to infections like pericarditis and myocarditis, affecting its layers such as the endocardium and epicardium.
3. Preventative measures like mosquito nets and non-toxic sprays, along with treatments involving anti-protozoal drugs for diseases like malaria, highlight the importance of public health initiatives in reducing mortality rates and controlling infectious diseases, emphasizing the critical role of early diagnosis and treatment to prevent the spread of infections like HIV.

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Recent questions

What is the function of the cardiovascular system?
The cardiovascular system delivers oxygen and nutrients to tissues.
How does the lymphatic system function?
The lymphatic system filters lymph fluid and returns it to the blood.
What are the functions of the heart's layers?
The heart's layers can be affected by infections.
How do arteries and veins differ in function?
Arteries carry blood away from the heart, while veins bring it back.
How do white blood cells defend against infections?
White blood cells like neutrophils and lymphocytes combat infections.

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Summary

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"Cardiovascular and Lymphatic Systems: Essential Functions"

The cardiovascular system is composed of blood, the heart, and vessels, functioning as a closed system to deliver oxygen, nutrients, hormones, antibodies, and cells to tissues.
The lymphatic system runs parallel to the cardiovascular system, circulating lymph fluid to return it to the blood after filtering it through lymph nodes.
The heart acts as two pumps, with the right side receiving deoxygenated blood and sending it to the lungs, while the left side pumps oxygenated blood to the body.
The heart's layers, including the endocardium, myocardium, epicardium, and pericardium, can be affected by infections like pericarditis, epicarditis, myocarditis, and endocarditis.
Arteries carry blood away from the heart, while veins bring blood back to the heart, with capillaries facilitating nutrient exchange at the tissue level.
Bloodstream infections can be systemic and dangerous, with the body's defenses including white blood cells like neutrophils, lymphocytes, eosinophils, and monocytes.
Innate and adaptive immunity responses help combat infections, with septicemia indicating the presence of viruses, fungi, or bacteria in the bloodstream.
Sepsis can lead to septic shock, a life-threatening condition with high mortality rates even with immediate medical care.
The human microbiome project studies the organisms in different body sites, aiming to maintain blood and lymph as sterile fluids through lymph node filtration.
Public health initiatives have successfully reduced deaths from diseases like HIV, tuberculosis, and malaria through coordinated efforts and protocols.

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"Malaria and HIV: Prevention and Treatment"

Malaria affects 40% of the world's population annually, with its name originating from the misconception of being caused by "bad air."
Plasmodium falciparum is a species of protozoa causing malaria with a high mortality rate due to red blood cell lysis, leading to severe complications like kidney failure and spleen rupture.
Anopheles mosquitoes and humans are essential hosts in the life cycle of malaria, with efforts historically made to control mosquito populations using harmful pesticides, now focusing on genetic techniques to limit mosquito populations.
Preventative measures against malaria include using nets, screens, and non-toxic sprays to protect against mosquito bites, significantly reducing malaria-related deaths.
Malaria treatment involves anti-protozoal drugs like chloroquine and quinine, which can be toxic due to their impact on eukaryotic cells, necessitating careful administration.
HIV, a retrovirus, can progress to AIDS if untreated, with symptoms linked to viral load and T cell counts, leading to opportunistic infections in immunocompromised individuals.
Early diagnosis and consistent treatment of HIV can lead to a normal lifespan, with various treatments targeting viral attachment and replication within host cells.
HIV transmission occurs through direct fluid contact, primarily through sexual intercourse and from mother to fetus, emphasizing the importance of early treatment for pregnant women to prevent transmission.
Breastfeeding by HIV-positive women poses a significant risk of transmission to newborns due to the presence of white cells in breast milk, highlighting the need to avoid breastfeeding in such cases.
Understanding the modes of transmission and implementing early treatment are crucial in preventing the spread of HIV and reducing the risk of transmission to newborns.

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"Health Risks: HIV, Endocarditis, and Prevention"

Health professionals follow universal precautions, treating all patients as potentially infectious.
HIV is less concerning than hepatitis B due to shorter survival on surfaces and higher exposure requirement.
Untreated mothers have a high transmission rate to fetuses, but treatment during pregnancy significantly reduces it.
Cuba successfully eliminated mother-to-child HIV transmission through mandatory testing and treatment.
HIV-positive individuals can infect others, even if tests initially show negative results.
CD4 cell count below 200 indicates full-blown AIDS, a potentially terminal illness.
Prevention of HIV involves avoiding infected body fluids and considering all sexually active individuals as potentially infected.
Endocarditis refers to inflammation of the heart's inner lining, potentially acute or subacute.
Acute endocarditis can be caused by bacteria like Staphylococcus aureus, while subacute often involves enterococci.
Treatment for endocarditis includes prophylactic antibiotics for high-risk individuals and prompt broad-spectrum antibiotic therapy for sepsis.

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"Bubonic Plague: History, Symptoms, and Transmission"

Humans used infected individuals or even their dead bodies as bio weapons in rival villages during the bubonic plague.
Mortality rates in bubonic plague can reach 15% even with treatment, requiring early detection and treatment.
Bubonic plague can progress to disseminated intravascular coagulation, causing widespread blood clotting and tissue necrosis.
The visible darkening of extremities in DIC led to the term "black plague" due to tissues dying before eyes.
Rats and rat fleas were carriers of the bubonic plague, leading to its spread.
Burning infected areas during outbreaks inadvertently spread rats to uninfected regions, worsening the plague's spread.
Bubonic plague is caused by the bacterium Yersinia pestis, endemic in the United States.
Tularemia, caused by Francisella tularensis, is transmitted through handling infected animals and can be aerosolized.
Lyme disease, caused by Borrelia burgdorferi, is transmitted through tick bites and can lead to systemic complications if not treated early.
Infectious mononucleosis, often caused by the Epstein-Barr virus, presents with acute symptoms like sore throat, fever, and extreme fatigue, potentially leading to long-term health issues like autoimmune diseases.

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Deadly Diseases: Ebola, Fever, Brucellosis, Chagas

Ebola is a virus with different variants, some having up to a 90% mortality rate.
Ebola is endemic in central regions of Africa, leading to immediate quarantine by health professionals upon detection of symptoms.
Other hemorrhagic fevers like yellow fever and dengue fever are spread by mosquitoes in Africa and South America.
Bacterial causes of non-hemorrhagic fevers include Rocky Mountain spotted fever and cat scratch fever.
Brucellosis, caused by Brucella abortis, can lead to stillbirths in livestock and zoonotic transmission to humans.
Ehrlichiosis and anaplasia are diseases caused by intracellular bacteria, requiring antibiotic treatment.
Babesiosis, caused by a protozoa, necessitates combination treatment with antiprotozoals due to lower therapeutic indexes.
Rocky Mountain spotted fever, transmitted by ticks, can result in a petechial rash and high mortality if untreated.
Chagas disease, caused by Trypanosoma protozoa, has a long incubation period and no known vaccine, transmitted by kissing bugs in endemic areas.

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