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Zoonotic Bacteria
First Aid 2012 p167
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Medical
Graduate
01/09/2013

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Term
Bartonella spp.
Definition
Cat scratch disease
cat scratch
Term
Borrelia burgdorferi
Definition
Lyme disease
Ixodes ticks (on deer and mice)
Term
Borrelia recurrentis
Definition
Recurrent fever (variable surface antigens)
louse
Term
Brucella spp.
Definition
Brucellosis/undulant fever (peaks at night, gone by AM)
unpasteurized dairy
Term
Campylobacter
Definition
bloody diarrhea
puppies, livestock (also fecal-oral, ingestion, sexual transmission)
Term
Chlamydophila psittaci
Definition
Psittacosis
parrots, birds
Term
Coxiella burnetii
Definition
Q fever
tick feces, cattle placenta
spores!!
Rickettsial disease
Term
Ehrlichiosis chaffeensis
Definition

Ehrlichiosis

Lone Star tick

Rickettsial disease granulocytes with berry cluster organisms
Term
Francisella tularensis
Definition
Tularemia
ticks, rabbits, deer fly
Term
Leptospira spp.
Definition
Leptospirosis
animal urine
Term
Mycobacaterium leprae
Definition

Leprosy

armadillos

Term
Pasteurella multocida
Definition
cellulitis, osteomyelitis
animal bite, cats, dogs
Term
Rickettsia prowazekii
Definition
epidemic typhus
louse
Term
Rickettsia rickettsii
Definition
Rocky Mountain spotted fever
Dermacentor tick bite
Term
Rickettsia typhus
Definition

endemic typhus

fleas

Term
Yersinia pestis
Definition
plague
flea bite, rodents, prairie dogs
bipolar staining; F1 capsular antigen with anti-phagocytic properties
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