Zoonotic bacteria Flashcards by Matt Tuck

Cat scratch

Bartonella spp

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Lyme disease

Borrelia burgdorferi

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recurrent fever

Borrelia recurrentis

louse

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Brucellosis/undulant fever

Brucella spp

unpasteurized dairy

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Bloody diarrhea

Campylobacter
puppies/livestock
fecal-oral

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Psittacosis (severe pneumonia)

Chlamydophila psittaci

parrots and other birds

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Q fever

Coxiella burnetii
abrupt fever with flu-like symptoms
aerosols of cattle/sheep amniotic fluid

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Ehrlichiosis

Ehrlichia chaffeensis
HA, muscle aches, fatigue
Lone Star tick

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Tularemia

Francisella tularensis

ticks, rabbits, deer fly

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Leptospirosis

Leptospria spp
animal urine (contaminated water)

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Leprosy

Mycobacterium leprae

armadillos and humans with lepromatous form

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Cellulitis, osteomyelitis

Pasteurella multocida

animal bite, cats, dogs

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Epidemic typhus

Rickettsia prowazekii

louse

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Rocky mountain spotted fever

Rickettsia rickettsii

dermacentor tick

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endemic typhus

Rickettsia typhi

fleas and human carriers

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plague

Yersinia pestis

fleas (rats and prairie dogs are reservoir)

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