Chapter 18.3, Problem 10AYP

Summary Introduction

To discuss:

The important features of infectious cardiovascular diseases that have only one possible cause: plague, tularemia, Lyme disease, infectious mononucleosis, Chagas disease, and anthrax.

Concept introduction:

Cardiovascular system also is known as circulatory system is a system which allows blood to flow throughout the body and transports nutrients, gases and other important enzymes in and out of the cells. It is composed of two components: Heart and the blood vessels. This system is highly protected from infections but microbes that successfully invade the system acquire entrance to many body parts affecting every system.