RICKETTSIA !! Flashcards
1
Q
Rickettsia akari
A
Rickettsial Pox
VECTOR: Mites
2
Q
Rickettsia Prowazeki !!!
A
EPidemic Typhus aka “Bril-Zinsser’s dz”
Kids with Lice in school
Vector: LOUSE
3
Q
Rickettsia quintana
A
Trench Fever
VECTOR: LOUSE
4
Q
Rickettsia rickettsii !!!
A
Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever
VECTOR: Wood Tick = “Dermacenter andersoni”
Rash on wrists and ankles, o hands or feet
Use bug repellent
5
Q
Rickettsia tSutsugamushi / orientalis
A
Scrub Typhus
VECTOR: Mites
6
Q
Rickettsia typhi (Mooseri)
A
Murine Typhus…ENdemic Typhus
VECTOR: Fleas
7
Q
Coxiella Burnetti / Rickettsia Burnetti !!!!!
A
Q-Fever
VECTOR: MILK
Weil-Felix (-)
8
Q
What do all Rickettsia show on the Weil-Felix Test?
A
(-) NEGATIVE….except Coxiella Burnetti is Weil-Felix (+) POSITIVE
9
Q
What are the 3 major vectors of Rickettsia?
A
Louse
Wood Tick
Milk
