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ZOONOTIC BACTERIA Flashcards

1
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Ixodes ticks (live on deer and mice)

Anaplasmosis

A

Anaplasma spp

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Cat scratch

Cat scratch disease, bacillary angiomatosis

A

Bartonella spp

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Ixodes ticks (live on deer and mice)

Lyme disease

A

Borrelia burgdorferi

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Louse (recurrent due to variable surface antigens)

Relapsing fever

A

Borrelia recurrentis

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5
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Unpasteurized dairy

Brucellosis/undulant fever

A

Brucella spp

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Feces from infected pets/animals; contaminated
meats/foods/hands

Bloody diarrhea

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Campylobacter

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Parrots, other birds

Psittacosis

A

Chlamydophila psittaci

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Aerosols of cattle/sheep amniotic fluid

Q fever

A

Coxiella burnetii

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Aerosols of cattle/sheep amniotic fluid

Q fever

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Coxiella burnetii

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10
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Amblyomma (Lone Star tick)

Ehrlichiosis

A

Ehrlichia chaffeensis

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Ticks, rabbits, deer flies

Tularemia

A

Francisella tularensis

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Animal urine in water; recreational water use

Leptospirosis

A

Leptospira spp

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Humans with lepromatous leprosy; armadillo (rare)

Leprosy

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Mycobacterium leprae

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Animal bite, cats, dogs

Cellulitis, osteomyelitis

A

Pasteurella multocida

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Human to human via human body louse

Epidemic typhus

A

Rickettsia prowazekii

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Dermacentor (dog tick)

Rocky Mountain spotted fever

A

Rickettsia rickettsii

17
Q

Fleas

Endemic typhus

A

Rickettsia typhi

18
Q

Reptiles and poultry

Diarrhea (which may be bloody), vomiting,
fever, abdominal cramps

A

Salmonella spp (except S typhi)

19
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Fleas (rats and prairie dogs are reservoirs)

Plague

A

Yersinia pestis

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