disease vectors Flashcards by Jeoni Miramontes | Brainscape

Q

Yersinia pestis vector

A

Rodents, Fleas

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Plague or??

A

Yersinia pestis

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Murine typhus or??

A

Rickettsia typhi

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Rickettsia typhi vector

A

Rodents & Fleas

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Leptospirosis or??

A

Lepstospira spp.

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Leptospira spp. vector

A

Rodent

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Q

Rickettsia pox or??

A

Rickettsia akari

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Rickettsia akari vector

A

Rodent

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Rat-bite fever or??

A

Streptobacilllus moniliformis

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Streptobacillus moniliformis vector

A

Rodent

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Q

Salmonella typhimurium vector

A

Cockroaches

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Q

Entamoeba histolytica vector

A

Cockroaches

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Poliomyelitis virus vector

A

Cockroaches

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Q

Allergy source/asthma trigger vector

A

Cockroaches

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Q

Intermediate host for dogs and rodents

A

Fleas

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Tapeworms vector

A

Fleas

Q

Filarial worms or??

A

Heart worms (commonly dogs)

Q

Leishmaniasis or??

A

Leishmania spp

Q

Leishmaniasis is endemic in

A

South American Countries (Brazil, Peru, Mediterranean region)

Q

Shigellosis or??

A

Shigella spp

Q

Shigellosis vector

A

Housefly

Q

Houseflies…

A

carry more than 1 million bacteria and a sign of poor sanitation

Q

Salmonella spp vector

A

Housefly

Q

E. coli vector

A

Housefly

Q

Vibrio cholera vector

A

Housefly

Q

Allergic reactions & Asthma

A

Termites

Q

Dengue vector

A

Mosquitoes

Q

Malaria vector

A

Mosquitoes

Q

Yellow fever vector

A

Mosquitoes

Q

Malaria or??

A

Plasmodium falciparum

Q

Yellow fever or??

A

Flavivirus

Q

Lyme Disease or??

A

Borrelia burgdorferi

Q

West Nile virus vector

A

Mosquitoes

Q

West Nile virus vector

A

Mosquitoes

Q

Filarial worms vector

A

Fleas

Q

Leishmaniasis vector

A

Sandfly