Rickettsial

Question 1

Rickettsia ricketsii

Answer 1

Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever (RMSF)

• s/s = non-itchy spotted rash on trunk and appendages, including soles and palms; petechiae
• caused = Hard ticks vector

Question 2

Rickettsia Prowazekii

Answer 2

Maculopapular Rash

• s/s prolonged high fever, HA,
• Epidemic Typhus

Question 3

Rickettsia Typhi

Answer 3

Murine Typhus

• s/s = fever chills, HA
• caused = FLEA

Question 4

Rickettsia Tsutsugmushi

Answer 4

Scrub Typhus

• s/s = fever, primary lesion, macular rash, lymphadenopahty
• caused = CHIGGER

Question 5

Rochalimaea quinatana

Answer 5

Trench Fever

Question 6

Coxiella brunetii

Answer 6

Q Fever