Zoonotic bacteria Flashcards
Bartonella spp.
Disease: catch scratch fever
Transmission and source: cat scratch
Borrelia burgdorferi
Disease: Lyme disease
Transmission and source: Ixodes tick (lives on deer and mice)
Borrelia recurrentis
Disease: Recurrent fever
Transmission and source: Louse (recurrent because of variable surface antigens)
Brucella spp.
Disease: Brucellosis/undulant fever
Transmission and source: unpasteurized dairy
Campylobacter
Disease: bloody diarrhea
Transmission and source: puppies, livestock (fecal-oral, ingestion of undercooked meat)
Chlamyodphila psittaci
Disease: psittacosis
Transmission and source: parrots, other birds
Coxiella burnetii
Disease: Q fever
Transmission and source: aerosols of cattle/ sheep amniotic fluid
Erlichia chaffeensis
Disease: Ehrlichiosis
Transmission and source: lone star tick
Francisella tularensis
Disease: tularemia
Transmission and source: ticks, rabbits, deer fly
Leptospira spp.
Disease: leptospirosis
Transmission and source: animal urine
Mycobacterium leprae
Disease: leprosy
Transmission and source: armadillos and humans with lepromatous leprosy
Pasteurella multocida
Disease: cellulitis, osteomyelitis
Transmission and source: animal bite, cats, dogs
Rickettsia prowazekii
Disease: epidemic typhus
Transmission and source: louse
Rickettsia rickettsii
Disease: Rocky Mountain spotted fever
Transmission and source: Dermacentor tick bite
Rickettsia tyhpi
Disease: endemic typhus
Transmission and source: fleas
