Micro: Rickettsia Flashcards
0
Q
Rash
Centripetal spread
Centrifugal spread
A
Centripetal spread r ricketsii
Centrifugal spread r prowazekii
1
Q
Rocky Mountain spotted fever
A
R rickettsi
2
Q
Which rickettsia results in an eschat
A
R akari– Rickettsialpox
3
Q
Epidemic typhus
A
R prowazekii
4
Q
Endemic typhus
A
R typhi
5
Q
Scrub typhus
A
Orienta tsutsugamushi
6
Q
no vector
No rash
A
Coxiella burnetti
7
Q
Chronic with a 65% mortality
A
Coxiella burnetti
8
Q
Q fever
A
Coxiella burnetti
9
Q
Ehrlichiosis
A
Ehrlichia chaffensis
10
Q
Vector are ticks
A
R rickettsii and Ehrlichia chaffensis
11
Q
Vector is
Rat flea
Chiggers
A
Rat flea R typhi
Chiggers Orienta tsutsugamushi
12
Q
Dxtics and treatment for Rickettssiae?
A
Weil Felix reaction
Doxycycline
