Bacterial Systemic Diseases Flashcards
1
Q
What pathogen causes brucellosis?
A
brucella melitensis
2
Q
What pathogen causes tularemia?
A
francisella tularensis
3
Q
What pathogen causes the plague?
A
yersinia pestis
4
Q
What pathogen causes lyme disease?
A
correlia burgdorferi
5
Q
What pathogen causes relapsing fever?
A
borrelia recurrentis
>louse-borne relapsing fever
several borrelia spp.
>endemic relapsing fever