mode of transmission Flashcards by ashlie harder

tularemia

tick vector

animals such as rabbits

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brucellosis (undulant fever)

contaminated dairy

infected animals

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plague

flea bite

infected rodent

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lyme disease

tick

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yellow fever

mosquito

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dengue fever

mosquito

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malaria

mosquito

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chagas

true bug (triatoma)

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lymphatic filariasis

mosquito

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rocky mountain spotted fever

hard ticks

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sporotrichosis

thorn prick or splinters (gardeners disease)

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leishmaniasis

sand fly

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leprosy (hansens)

person to person

ARMADILLOS

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infant botulism

contaminated food HONEY AND CORN SYRUP

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rabies

bats are most common source but any infected animal bite

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EEE, WEE, VEE

mosquito

african sleeping sickness

tse tse fly

vCJD

contaminated BSE beef

loa loa filariasis

deer fly or mango fly

onchocerciasis

black fly

all diseases transmitted through ticks

tularemia
lyme disease
rocky mountain spotted fever

all diseases transmitted through mosquitos

yellow fever
dengue fever
malaria
lymphatic filariasis 
EEE, WEE, VEE