Leptospira, Babesia, zoonooses Flashcards
Rats and prarie dogs are reservoirs
Plague (Yersinis pestis)
Only rickettsial organism that doesn’t cause rash
Coxiella burnetti
Chubby safety pins
Yersinia pestis (plague)
Q fever
Coxiella burnetti
Spreads rapidly in skin and subQ tissue
Pasturella (cellulitis, osteomyelitis)
Swollen, inflammed lymph node
Bubo (Yersinia pestis)
How is the agent of relapsing fever transmitted?
Via body lice
(Borrelia recurrentis)
Morulae
Erlichiosis, Anaplasmosis
(Berry-like intracytoplasmic inclusions)
Asplenia increases risk of infection
Babesiosis
Forms spores
Coxiella burnetti
Fever, azotemia, hemorrhage, anemia, jaundice
Weil disease
(icterohemorrhagic leptospirosis)
Localize in reticuloendothelial cells
Brucella (undulant fever)
Francisella (tularemia)
Plague
Yersinia pestis
What are the symptoms of leptospirosis?
Flu-like sx, conjuncivitis without exudate, jaundice, photophobia
Epidemic vs endemic typhus
Epidemic = Rickettsia prowasekii, lice
Endemic = Rickettsia typhus, fleas
What are some vectors of Campylobacter jejuni besides humans?
Puppies, livestock (undercooked meat)
Rash that starts at wrist and ankles and spreads to palms and soles
RMSF (Rickettsia rickettsii)
Granulocytes with morula
Anaplasma
Symptoms of babesiosis?
Fever, hemolytic anemia
Rash that starta on trunk and spreads to limbs but spares palms and soles
Typhus
Mandatory 72 hour quarantine
Yersinia pestis (plague)