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Ricketsia Flashcards

1
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Ricketssia transmitted humans by

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arthropods

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Ricketssia Characteristic

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Intracellular
Arthropods hosts and vectors
Humans are accidental hosts 
**EXCEPT Ricket prowazekii**
Gram Neg
Do Not Stain Well
Slime Layer
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Ehrlichia

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Ehrlichiosis

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Anaplasma

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anaplasmoses

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Ricketsia Mech of Action

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Attach to host,
induced phagcytosis
escape phagosome w/ phospholipase

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Vectors of Ricketsia

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Ticks, Mites, Lice, fleas

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Ricketsia Pathogenesis

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primarily endothelial cells
Necrotizing vasculitis,
EDEMA, hypoalbumemia
Typhus nodules in the brain

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Typhus Group (2)

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prowazekii & typhi

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RMSF Group

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Ricketsii and A lot of others

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Disease and distribution ricketsii

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RMSF and Western Hemi

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Disease and distribution

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Ricketssiapox & worldwide

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Disease and distribution

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Epidemic Typhus Worldwide

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Disease and distribution

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Murine Typhus World Wide

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Rickestia Ricketsii Epidemiology

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Most Common
Rodent and Rabbitt reservoir
Ixodid Species Tick

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Rickestia Ricketsi Disease

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2-14 day incubation
fever headache photophobia
RASH- macular wrists forearms, Petechial

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Rickestia Ricketsi Complications

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Myocarditis, CNS dysfunction, renal, gangrene

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Ricketsia akari Epidemiology

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House mouse, Norweigan Rat, black rat

Vector- House mouse mite

18
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Ricketssialpox

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Incubation 7-10 Day
1 phase- Red papule, vesicular, dark eschar
2nd phase- 3-7 days skin lesion abrupt fever, severe headache
Rash 2-3 days

19
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Rickestsia prowazecki Typhus Epidemiology

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Human Body Louse— VECTOR

No transovarial transmission

20
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Rickestsia prowazecki Disease

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Incubation - 7-10 days
sudden onset
rash 4-7 days after fever and macular to petechial

21
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Ricketsia Prowazecki Complications

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myocarditis, CNS dysfunction

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Rickestsia prowazecki Brill-Zinnser

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Recurrent form

less sever, rarely fatal

23
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Rickestsia prowazecki Sylvatic epidemic typhus

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Reservoid squirrel,

Vector Squirrel flea

24
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Rickestsia typhi

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World Wide
Rats, mouse opposum, cat
Flea is vector
Transovarial occurs in fleas

25
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Rickestsia typhi Disease

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Rash Absent

26
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Diagnosis Ricketsii

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Presumptive
Confirmatory
•Serology
• PCR

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Treatment Ricketsii

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Doxycycline

Chloramphenicol: Pregnant

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Prevention Ricketsii

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Control Reservoirs,

No vaccine availble any longer in U.S.

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Anaplasmatacae

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Gram neg coccobacilli
Less peptidoglycan
Infect bone marrow derived cells
Morulae looked like mulberries

30
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Vectors of Anaplasmatacae

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Ticks mostly

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Ehrlichia Chaffeensis HME

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Worlde Wide
White Tail Deer, Dogs, Coyotes,
Lone Star Tick
American Dog tick

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Ehrlichia Chaffeensis HME Disease

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Fever headache

Rash 5 days after, maculopapular, diffuse erythema

33
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Ehrlichia Chaffeensis HMEComplications

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meningoencephalitis

34
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Anaplasma Phagocytophilum

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World Wide
Small and medium mammal reservoir
Blacklegged
western Blacklegged

35
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Anaplasma Phagocytophilum HGA Disease

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7-14 day incubation

Rash is uncommon

36
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Anaplasma Phagocytophilum HGA Complications

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ARDS
Renal fail
Toxic like
Coagulopathy
Polyneuropathy
37
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Diangosis of ehrlichia and anaplasma

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Presumptive: Signs, history, Blood test, leukocytopenia
Confirmatory: PCR whole bood * IFA gold standard

38
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ehrlichia and anaplasma Treatment

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Doxycycline

39
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ehrlichia and anaplasma Prevention

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No vaccines, tick vector

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