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Zoonotic bacteria (Pg. 144) - C Flashcards

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Disease & Transmission

Anaplasma spp. (Disease & Transmission)

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Anaplasmosis / Ixodes ticks (live on deer and mice)

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Disease & Transmission

Bartonella spp. (Disease & Transmission)

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Cat scratch disease, bacillary angiomatosis / Cat scratch

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Disease & Transmission

Borrelia burgdorferi (Disease & Transmission)

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Lyme disease / Ixodes ticks (live on deer and mice)

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Disease & Transmission

Borrelia recurrentis (Disease & Transmission)

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Relapsing fever / Louse (recurrent due to variable surface antigens)

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Disease & Transmission

Brucella spp. (Disease & Transmission)

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Brucellosis/undulant fever / Unpasteurized dairy

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Disease & Transmission

Campylobacter (Disease & Transmission)

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

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Disease & Transmission

Chlamydophila psittaci (Disease & Transmission)

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Psittacosis / Parrots, other birds

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Disease & Transmission

Coxiella burnetii (Disease & Transmission)

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Q fever / Aerosols of cattle/sheep amniotic fluid

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Disease & Transmission

Ehrlichia chaffeensis (Disease & Transmission)

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Ehrlichiosis / Amblyomma (Lone Star tick)

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Disease & Transmission

Francisella tularensis (Disease & Transmission)

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Tularemia / Ticks, rabbits, deer flies

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Disease & Transmission

Leptospira spp. (Disease & Transmission)

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Leptospirosis / Animal urine in water; recreational water use

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Disease & Transmission

Mycobacterium leprae (Disease & Transmission)

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Leprosy / Humans with lepromatous leprosy; armadillo (rare)

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Disease & Transmission

Pasteurella multocida (Disease & Transmission)

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Cellulitis, osteomyelitis / Animal bite, cats, dogs

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Disease & Transmission

Rickettsia prowazekii (Disease & Transmission)

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Epidemic typhus / Human to human via human body louse

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Disease & Transmission

Rickettsia rickettsii (Disease & Transmission)

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Rocky Mountain spotted fever / Dermacentor (dog tick)

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Disease & Transmission

Rickettsia typhi (Disease & Transmission)

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Endemic typhus / Fleas

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Disease & Transmission

Salmonella spp. (except S typhi) (Disease & Transmission)

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Diarrhea (which may be bloody), vomiting, fever, abdominal cramps / Reptiles and poultry

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Disease & Transmission

Yersinia pestis (Disease & Transmission)

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Plague / Fleas (rats and prairie dogs are reservoirs)

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