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Zoonotic Bacteria Flashcards

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Anaplasmosis

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Anaplasma species

Transmitted by ixodes ticks (deer and mice)

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Cat scratch disease

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Bartonella species

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Bacillary angiomatosis

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Bartonella species

“Kaposi-like” but HHV8 negative

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Lyme disease

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Borrelia burgdorferi

Transmitted by Ixodes ticks (deer and mice)

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Relapsing fever

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Borrelia recurrentis

Transmitted by louse (variable surface antigens = recurrent)

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Brucellosis

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Undulant fever
Brucella species
Transmitted from unpasteurized dairy

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Bloody diarrhea

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Campylobacter

Transmitted by feces from infected pets/animals or contaminated meats/foods/hands

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Psittacosis

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Chlamydophila psittaci

Transmitted by parrots, other birds

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Q fever

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Coxiella burnetii

Transmitted by aerosols of cattle/shell amniotic fluid

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Ehrlichoiosis

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Ehrlichia chaffeensis

Amblyomma (Lone Star tick)

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Tularemia

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Francisella tularensis

Ticks, rabbits, deer flies

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Leptospirosis

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Leptospira species

Animal urine in water; recreational water use

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Leprosy

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Mycobacterium leprae

Humans with lepromatous leprosy; armadillo

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Cellulitis/osteomyelitis

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Pasteurella multocida

Animal bite, cats, dogs

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Epidemic typhus

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Rickettsia prowazekii

Human to human via human body louse

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Rocky Mountain spotted fever

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Rickettsia rickettsii

Dermacentor (dog tick)

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Endemic typhus

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Rickettsia typhi

Fleas

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

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Salmonella species (except S typhi)
Reptiles and poultry
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Plague

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Yersinia pestis

Fleas (rats and prairie dog reservoirs)

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