ricket Flashcards
1
Q
Rickettsia akari
causes
vector
A
ricketsial pox
mice carrying mites
mite bites=> papule => blister=> days later=> fibrile that is self limiting
2
Q
Rickettsia prowazekii
A
US: flying squires that have lice
causes EPIdemic typic
3
Q
Rickettsia typhi
causes
vector
A
causes ENDemic typhyus or murine typhis
“Rat Flea” Xenopsylla cheopis.
4
Q
Sometimes prowazekii can remain in the latent state. If it breaks out of that latent state, it can cause
A
Brill-Zinsser disease
5
Q
Rickettsia tsutsugamushi
causes
vector
A
Tsutsugamushi Fever
high fever; maculopapillary rash
mite larvae (chiggers).
