Zoonotics Flashcards
flying squirrels
epidemic typhus- rickettsia prowazekii
rash from trunk to extrem
epidemic typhus- rickettsia prowazekii
no rash on palm or soles, DIC
epidemic typhus- rickettsia prowazekii
Tx epidemic typhus- rickettsia prowazekii
doxycycline or tetracycline
Dog ticks
RMSF - Rickettsia Rickettsii
Summer and Spring, Calf soreness
RMSF - Rickettsia Rickettsii
GA, NC, VA
RMSF - Rickettsia Rickettsii Intracellular
Rash ankles/wrist to trunk palm and soles
RMSF - Rickettsia Rickettsii
tx RMSF - Rickettsia Rickettsii
doxycycline - 25% fatal untreated
Weil-Felix test is
not confirmatory, must to IFA for RMSF - Rickettsia Rickettsii
Flea bite
Endemic Typhus - Rickettsia Typhi
Tx Endemic Typhus - Rickettsia Typhi
doxycycline Use ELISA to dx
Black legged tick - Ixodes
Anaplasmosis - Anaplasma phagocytophilia
“Rocky Mtn Spotless Fever”
Anaplasmosis - Anaplasma phagocytophilia
Morulae in Neutrophils
Anaplasmosis - Anaplasma phagocytophilia
Tx Anaplasmosis - Anaplasma phagocytophilia
doxycycline - high morbidity, low mortality disease
Lone Star Deer Tick
Ehrlichiosis - Ehrlichia Chaffeensis
Morulae in Monocytes
Ehrlichiosis - Ehrlichia Chaffeensis