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Microbe - Vibrio cholerae
Animal reservoir - shellfish
Spread - T; water/food |
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Microbe - prion
Animal reservoir - cattle/humans
Spread - T; food/cannibalism |
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Microbe - Flaviviridae
Animal reservoir - monkeys/humans
Spread - V; mosquito - Aedes |
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Microbe - Filoviridae
Animal reservoir - bats
Spread - T; body fluids |
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Microbe - Bunyaviridae
Animal reservoir - rodents
Spread - T; airborne |
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Microbe - Yersinia pestis
Animal reservoir - squirrels, rats, etc.
Spread - V; fleas - Xenopyslla |
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Microbe - Rhabdoviridae
Animals reservoir - racoons, etc.
Spread - T; bite/saliva |
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Microbe - Trichonella spiralis
Animal reservoir - pigs
Spread - T; food |
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Microbe - Francisella tularensis
Animal reservoir - rabbits
Spread - V; ticks, deer flies, etc. |
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Microbe - Flaviviridae
Animal reservoir - birds
Spread - V; mosquito - Culex |
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Definition
Bacterial - Lyme disease
- Early localized stage (primary)
- Early disseminated stage (secondary)
- Late stage (tertiary)
Diagnosis: symptomology/epidemiology; ELISA; increased IgG and IgM
Other diseases: autism? |
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Bacterial - Relapsing fever
- recurring fever, 8 day cycle
- rash and splenomegaly
- occasional meningeal issues
Diagnosis: blood culture during febrile period; darkfield microscopy w/ Giesma; serology |
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Bacterial - Leptospirosis
- bacteremic phase (primary)
- immunologic phase (secondary)
- Weil's disease
Diagnosis: blood/CSF/urine culture (wks/mos); darkfield microscopy, rare |
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Bacterial - Cat-scratch disease
Diagnosis: serology
Other diseases: bacillary angiomatosis |
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Bacterial - Trench fever
Diagnosis: serology
Other diseases: bacillary angiomatosis |
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Bacterial - Brucellosis
Diagnosis: serology, skin test for exposure; culture
Other diseases: induced abortions; neurobrucellosis |
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| Rickettsia rickettsia (and other) |
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Definition
Bacterial - Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever; Rickettsial Pox
Diagnosis: serology and Weil-Felix; immunofluroescence of skin biopsy; symptomology |
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| Bacterial - Epidemic typhus; Brill-Zinser Disease |
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| Bacterial - Endemic typhus |
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| Ehrlichia chaffensis and Anaplasma phagocytophilium |
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Definition
Bacterial - Human Monocytic Ehrlichiosis (HME); Human Granulocytic Ehrlichiosis (HGE
Diagnosis: serology and PCR; symptomology |
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Bacterial - Q fever
Diagnosis: serology and PCR; symptomology
Other diseases: hepatitis; endocarditis |
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