Rickettsia Flashcards by Alexander Olsen | Brainscape

Q

Rickettsia pox location

Vector

Intracellular?

A

R. Akari

U.S., Ukraine, Croatia, Korea

Mite

(But hangs out in mites/rodents)

Yes

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Epidemic typhus

Vector

Intercellular?

A

R. Prowazekii

Worldwide

Louse
(But hangs out in humans/squirrels

Yes

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Q

Epidemic typhus

Vector

A

R. Typhi

Worldwide

Flea
(But hangs out in rodents)

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Rocky Mountain spotted fever

Vector?

A

R. Rickettsia

Western Hemisphere (U.S. Canada mexico panama Costa Rica Brazil Colombia Argentina

Tick
(Hangs out in ticks and rodents)

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