44- Rickettsia and Orientia Flashcards
1
Q
What are obligate intracellular parasites?
A
cannot survive without being inside a host cell
2
Q
What are facultative intracellular parasites?
A
can survive inside or out of a cell
3
Q
What are extracellular pathogens?
A
cannot go inside a cell and live there
4
Q
R. rickettsii- vector
A
Wood tick/dog tick
5
Q
R. rickettsii- Reservoir
A
wild rodents
6
Q
R. rickettsii- disease
A
Rocky mountain spotted fever
7
Q
R. akari- vector
A
mites
8
Q
R. araki- reservoir
A
mice
9
Q
R. akari- disease
A
rickettsialpox
10
Q
R. prowazekii- vector
A
louse
11
Q
R. prowazekii- reservoir
A
humans
12
Q
R. prowazekii- disease
A
epidemic typhus
13
Q
R. prowazekii- rash location
A
no rash on palms, soles, or face
14
Q
R. typhi- vector
A
flea
15
Q
R. typhi- reservoir
A
mice
