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Arthropod borne diseases (Rickettsia's) Flashcards

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Rocky Mt. spotted fever

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Rickettsia rickettsii
Vector: Tick
Symptoms: Rash starts on palm/soles

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Typhus causes what 2 diseases?

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Endemic typhus and Epidemic typhus

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Endemic typhus

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Rickettsia typhi
Symptoms: Crushing headache, rash (trunk to extremities)
Transmission: Parenteral
Vector: Flea
Reservoirs: Rodent, Pets, Opossum
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Epidemic typhus

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Rickettsia prowazekii
Symptoms: Rash starts on trunk and goes towards extremities
Transmission: Parenteral
Vector: Louse (Lice)

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Rickettsialpox

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Rickettsia akari
Transmission: Parenteral
Symptoms: Vesicular lesions resemble those of chickenpox
Vector: Mite

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