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Zoonotic bacteria
Microbio
15
Medical
Graduate
04/10/2013

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Term
Bartonella spp.
Definition
Cat scratch disease
fr cat scratch
Term
Borellia burgdorferi
Definition
Lyme disease
fr Ixodes ticks (live on deer and mice)
Term
Borrelia recurrentis
Definition
Recurrent fever
fr louse (recurrent bc of variable surface antigens
Term
Brucella spp.
Definition
Brucellosis/undulant fever
fr unpasteurized dairy
Term
Campylobacter
Definition
Bloody diarrhea
fr puppies, livestock (fecal-oral, ingestion of undercooked meat)
Term
Chlamydophila psittaci
Definition
Psittacosis
fr parrots, other birds
Term
Coxiella burnetii
Definition
Q fever
fr aerosols of cattle/sheep amniotic fluid
Term
Ehrlichia chaffeensis
Definition
Ehrlichiosis
fr Lone Star tick
Term
Francisella tularensis
Definition
Tularemia
fr ticks, rabbits, deer fly
Term
Mycobacterium leprae
Definition
Leprosy
fr armadillos and humans with lepromatous leprosy
Term
Pasteurella multocida
Definition
Cellulitis, osteomyelitis
fr animal bite, cats, dogs
Term
Rickettsia prowazekii
Definition
Epidemic typhus
fr louse
Term
Rickettsia rickettsii
Definition
Rocky Mountain spotted fever
fr Dermacentor tick bite
Term
Rickettsia typhi
Definition
Endemic typhus
fr fleas
Term
Yersina pestis
Definition
Plague
fr fleas (rats and prairie dogs are reservoirs)
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