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Diseases Flashcards

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Bubonic plague

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vector-flea, pathogen-bacteria, reservoir host-rat

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Lyme disease

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vector-Deer tick, pathogen-bacteria, reservoir hosts-small mammals

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Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever

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vector-American Dog Tick and Wood tick, pathogen-bacteria, reservoir hosts-small mammals

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Tularemia, Rabbit Fever

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vector-deer tick/deer fly, pathogen-bacteria, reservoir hosts-rabbits + rodents

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Murine Typhus

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vector-fleas, pathogen-bacteria, reservoir host-rat

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Eastern Equine Encephalitis

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vector-mosquito, pathogen-virus, host-horse

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Yellow Fever

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vector-Aedes mosquito, pathogen-virus

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Dengue Fever

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vector-Aedes mosquito, pathogen-virus

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Bluetongue disease

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vector-Biting Midges (flies), pathogen-virus

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Hemorrhagic disease of deer

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vector-Biting Midges (flies), pathogen-virus

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Zika Virus

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vector-Aedes mosquito, pathogen-virus

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Chikungunya

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vector-Aedes mosquito, pathogen-virus

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West Nile Virus

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vector-Culex mosquito, pathogen-virus, reservoir host-birds

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Chagas Disease

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vector-assassin bug, pathogen-protozoan

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Leishmaniasis

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vector-sandflies, pathogen-protozoan

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Malaria

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vector-Anapholes mosquito, pathogen-protozoan

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Sarcoptic Mange v. Demodectic Mange

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Sarcoptic-Sarcoptes Mites, closer to surface of skin Demodectic-Demodex mites, further under skin

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Elephantiasis

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vector-Aedes+Culex mosquito, pathogen-nematode (filarial)

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Onchocerciasis, River Blindness

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vector-black flies, pathogen-nematodes (filarial)

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Canine Heartworm

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vector-Aedes mosquito, pathogen-nematode (filarial)

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Schistosomiasis

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caused by parasitic worm, reservoir hosts-snails

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Hippoboscidae

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affects deer, moose, elk…

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Screwworms

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affects livestock and wildlife to an extent

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Bot flies

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have specific hosts-rodent, deer, horse…

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Chiggers

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mites that liquefy skin cells to eat causing welts

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