Endemic typhus Flashcards
1
Q
Endemic typhus (agent)
A
Ricketssia typhi
2
Q
Endemic typhus (region and vector)
A
southern US, cat and rat fleas
3
Q
Endemic typhus (clinical)
A
Incubation 8-16 days Fever, headache, malaise Maculopapular rash from trunk to extremities No eschar Relative bradycardia
4
Q
Endemic typhus (Bill-Zinsser disease)
A
when the disease becomes exacerbated after few years
5
Q
Endemic typhus (diagnostics)
A
DIF (increased Abs), + weil-felix
6
Q
Endemic typhus (tx)
A
Doxycycline or chloramphenicol
