4.3.3 Scrub typhus group Flashcards
1
Q
Bacteria that cause scrub typhus w/ Tache noire; rash on trunk to extremities
A
Orientia tsutsugamushi
2
Q
What is the vector for Orientia tsutsugamushi?
A
Chiggers (Leptiotrombidium deliensis)
Rat
3
Q
Tache noire is similar to what Rickettsia?
A
Rickettsia conorii