Bacterial Diseases that are arthropod vector-borne Flashcards
Disease caused by Y. Pestis
Black Plague
Vector of Y. Pestis
Flea
Animal Reservoir of Y. Pestis
Rodent
Disease of Rickettsia Rickettsia
Rocky mountain Spotted Fever
Vector of Rickettsia Rickettsia
Tick (hard ticks of dogs) Dermacentor sp.
Animal Reservoir of R. Rickettsia
Ticks (wild rodents)
Disease caused by R. Prowezakii
EPIdemic typhus
Vector of R. Prowezakii
louse
Animal Reservoir of R. Prowezakii
Humans and squirrels
Borrelia Recurrentis causes what disease?
Epidemic Relapsing Fever (Africa, South America)
Vector of B. Recurrentis
Louse
Reservoir of B. Recurrentis
humans
Disease caused by Borrelia of various other species
Endemic relapsing fever (Western US)
Vector of Borrelia
Soft ticks
Animal reservoir of Borrelia of other species
Rodents and ticks