disease vectors Flashcards
(36 cards)
Yersinia pestis vector
Rodents, Fleas
Plague or??
Yersinia pestis
Murine typhus or??
Rickettsia typhi
Rickettsia typhi vector
Rodents & Fleas
Leptospirosis or??
Lepstospira spp.
Leptospira spp. vector
Rodent
Rickettsia pox or??
Rickettsia akari
Rickettsia akari vector
Rodent
Rat-bite fever or??
Streptobacilllus moniliformis
Streptobacillus moniliformis vector
Rodent
Salmonella typhimurium vector
Cockroaches
Entamoeba histolytica vector
Cockroaches
Poliomyelitis virus vector
Cockroaches
Allergy source/asthma trigger vector
Cockroaches
Intermediate host for dogs and rodents
Fleas
Tapeworms vector
Fleas
Filarial worms or??
Heart worms (commonly dogs)
Leishmaniasis or??
Leishmania spp
Leishmaniasis is endemic in
South American Countries (Brazil, Peru, Mediterranean region)
Shigellosis or??
Shigella spp
Shigellosis vector
Housefly
Houseflies…
carry more than 1 million bacteria and a sign of poor sanitation
Salmonella spp vector
Housefly
E. coli vector
Housefly