ZOONOTIC BACTERIA Flashcards
DISEASE AND TRANSMISSION AND SOURCE (9 cards)
1
Q
Anaplasma spp
A
Anaplasmosis Ixodes ticks (live on deer and mice)
2
Q
Bartonella spp
A
Cat scratch disease, bacillary angiomatosis
Cat scratch
3
Q
Borirelia burgdorferi
A
Lyme disease Ixodes ticks (live on deer and mice)
4
Q
Borrelia recurrentis
A
Relapsing fever
Louse (recurrent due to variable surface antigens)
5
Q
Brucella spp
A
Brucellosis/UNdulent fever
UNpasteurized dairy
6
Q
Campylobacter
A
Bloody diarrhoea
Feces from infected pets/animals; contaminated meats/foods/hands
7
Q
Chlamydophila psittaci
A
Psittacosis
Parrots, other birds
8
Q
Coxiella burnetii
A
Q fever
Aerosals of cattle/sheep amniotic fluid
9
Q
Ehrlichia chaffeensis
A
Ehrlichiosis
Amblyomma (Lone Star Tick)