4.3.2 Typhus group Flashcards by Miguel Acosta | Brainscape

Q

Bacteria that causes Epidemic typhus, Sporadic typhus and Brill-Zinsser disease

A

Rickettsia prowazekii

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Bacteria that cause Endemic typhus / Murine Typhus

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Rickettsia typhi

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What are the vectors for Rickettsia prowazekii?

A

Lice
Squirrel Flea

(Reactivation)

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What is the vector for Rickettsia typhi

A

Oriental rat flea: Xenopsylla cheopis

Cat flea: Ctenocephalides felis

Rat reservoir

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The only Rickettsia spp that harbors human as its reservoir? (Body lice)

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Rickettsia prowazekii

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