Zoonotic Bacteria Flashcards
Bartonella spp.
Disease: Cat scratch disease
Transmission and Source: Cat scratch
Borrelia burgdorferi
Disease: Lyme disease
Transmission and Source: Ixodes ticks (live on deer and mice)
Borrelia recurrentis
Disease: Recurrent fever
Transmission and Source: Louse (recurrent because of variable surface antigens)
Brucella spp.
Disease: Brucellosis/undulant fever
Transmission and Source: Unpasteurized dairy
Campylobacter
Disease: Bloody diarrhea
Transmission and Source: Puppies, livestock (fecal-oral, ingestion of undercooked meat)
Chlamydophila psittaci
Disease: Psittacosis
Transmission and Source: Parrots, other birds
Coxiella burnetii
Disease: Q fever
Transmission and Source: Aerosols of cattle/sheep amniotic fluid
Ehrlichia chaffeensis
Disease: Ehrlichiosis
Transmission and Source: Lone star tick
Francisella tularensis
Disease: Tularemia
Transmission and Source: Ticks, rabbits, deer fly
Leptospira spp.
Disease: Leptospirosis
Transmission and Source: Animal urine
Mycobacterium leprae
Disease: Leprosy
Transmission and Source: Armadillos and humans with lepromatous leprosy
Pasteurella multocida
Disease: Cellulitis, osteomyelitis
Transmission and Source: Animal bite, cats, dogs
Rickettsia prowazekii
Disease: Epidemic typhus
Transmission and Source: Louse
Rickettsia rickettsii
Disease: Rocky Mountain spotted fever
Transmission and Source: Dermacentor tick bite
Rickettsia typhi
Disease: Endemic typhus
Transmission and Source: Fleas
