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flying squirrels

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epidemic typhus- rickettsia prowazekii

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rash from trunk to extrem

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epidemic typhus- rickettsia prowazekii

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no rash on palm or soles, DIC

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epidemic typhus- rickettsia prowazekii

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Tx epidemic typhus- rickettsia prowazekii

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doxycycline or tetracycline

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5
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Dog ticks

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RMSF - Rickettsia Rickettsii

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Summer and Spring, Calf soreness

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RMSF - Rickettsia Rickettsii

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GA, NC, VA

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RMSF - Rickettsia Rickettsii Intracellular

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8
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Rash ankles/wrist to trunk palm and soles

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RMSF - Rickettsia Rickettsii

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tx RMSF - Rickettsia Rickettsii

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doxycycline - 25% fatal untreated

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10
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Weil-Felix test is

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not confirmatory, must to IFA for RMSF - Rickettsia Rickettsii

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11
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Flea bite

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Endemic Typhus - Rickettsia Typhi

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Tx Endemic Typhus - Rickettsia Typhi

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doxycycline Use ELISA to dx

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13
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Black legged tick - Ixodes

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Anaplasmosis - Anaplasma phagocytophilia

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14
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“Rocky Mtn Spotless Fever”

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Anaplasmosis - Anaplasma phagocytophilia

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Morulae in Neutrophils

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Anaplasmosis - Anaplasma phagocytophilia

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Tx Anaplasmosis - Anaplasma phagocytophilia

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doxycycline - high morbidity, low mortality disease

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17
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Lone Star Deer Tick

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Ehrlichiosis - Ehrlichia Chaffeensis

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Morulae in Monocytes

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Ehrlichiosis - Ehrlichia Chaffeensis

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No Weil-Felix, Blood Smear to dx

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Ehrlichiosis - Ehrlichia Chaffeensis

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Ehrlichiosis - Ehrlichia Chaffeensis Sx

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conjunctival injection, flu like Tx with doxy

21
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Cattle, Sheep, Goats - dairy products, viscera

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Q Fever - Coxiella Burnetii

22
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Inhalation most serious, low incidence but everywhere, very infectious

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Q Fever - Coxiella Burnetii

23
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Possible liver and heart involvement, atypical pneumonia

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Q Fever - Coxiella Burnetii

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Dx Q Fever - Coxiella Burnetii

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serology Tx with doxy to decrease length of disease and risk of complications

25
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Spirochete, Summer, NY, CT, PA, NJ

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Lyme - Borrelia Burgdorferi

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Ixodes Scapularis (East/Midwest) or Pacificus (West coast)

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Lyme - Borrelia Burgdorferi

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Disseminates to heart, joints, CNS

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Lyme - Borrelia Burgdorferi

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Bulls Eye rash

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Lyme - Borrelia Burgdorferi

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Stage 2 Lyme - Borrelia Burgdorferi

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arhralgia, myocarditis, meningitis, Bell’s Palsy

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Stage 3 Lyme - Borrelia Burgdorferi

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arthritis in large joints, chronic progressive CNS disease

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ELISA, Western Blot, PCR, can’t culture

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Lyme - Borrelia Burgdorferi

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Tx Lyme - Borrelia Burgdorferi

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doxy, tetracycline, or amoxicillin early IV ceftriaxone or Pen G chronic

33
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High Desert of Western US

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Relapsing Fever - Borrelia Hermsii (ixodes) and Recurrentis (body louse)

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Tx Relapsing Fever - Borrelia Hermsii and Recurrentis

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tetracycline or doxy

35
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dog urine, sewers, swimmers

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Leptospirosis - Leptospira interrogans

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mucosal or cut route dissem to liver, kidneys, lung, CNS

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Leptospirosis - Leptospira interrogans

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phase 1 Leptospirosis - Leptospira interrogans

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flu + conjunctivitis

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phase 2 Leptospirosis - Leptospira interrogans

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jaundice, uremia (Weil’s disease), lung hemorrhage, aseptic meningitis

39
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Dx Leptospirosis - Leptospira interrogans

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history of exposure, IgM titer

40
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Tx Leptospirosis - Leptospira interrogans

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Pen G + vaccination for livestock and pets

41
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small, pleomorphic gram neg rods, polar flagella

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Cat Scratch - Bartonella Heneslae

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oral cavity of cats

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Cat Scratch - Bartonella Heneslae

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endocarditis or encephalitis can occur but rare

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Cat Scratch - Bartonella Heneslae

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AIDS bacillary angiomas

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Cat Scratch - Bartonella Heneslae

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Dx Cat Scratch - Bartonella Heneslae

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serology, Warthrin-Starry Silver stain

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Tx Cat Scratch - Bartonella Heneslae

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Azith if severe lymphadenitis

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