Zoonotic Bacteria Flashcards
Anaplasmosis
Anaplasma species
Transmitted by ixodes ticks (deer and mice)
Cat scratch disease
Bartonella species
Bacillary angiomatosis
Bartonella species
“Kaposi-like” but HHV8 negative
Lyme disease
Borrelia burgdorferi
Transmitted by Ixodes ticks (deer and mice)
Relapsing fever
Borrelia recurrentis
Transmitted by louse (variable surface antigens = recurrent)
Brucellosis
Undulant fever
Brucella species
Transmitted from unpasteurized dairy
Bloody diarrhea
Campylobacter
Transmitted by feces from infected pets/animals or contaminated meats/foods/hands
Psittacosis
Chlamydophila psittaci
Transmitted by parrots, other birds
Q fever
Coxiella burnetii
Transmitted by aerosols of cattle/shell amniotic fluid
Ehrlichoiosis
Ehrlichia chaffeensis
Amblyomma (Lone Star tick)
Tularemia
Francisella tularensis
Ticks, rabbits, deer flies
Leptospirosis
Leptospira species
Animal urine in water; recreational water use
Leprosy
Mycobacterium leprae
Humans with lepromatous leprosy; armadillo
Cellulitis/osteomyelitis
Pasteurella multocida
Animal bite, cats, dogs
Epidemic typhus
Rickettsia prowazekii
Human to human via human body louse
Rocky Mountain spotted fever
Rickettsia rickettsii
Dermacentor (dog tick)
Endemic typhus
Rickettsia typhi
Fleas
Diarrhea (may be bloody), vomiting, fever, abdominal cramps
Salmonella species (except S typhi) Reptiles and poultry
Plague
Yersinia pestis
Fleas (rats and prairie dog reservoirs)
