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Zoonotic Bacteria First Aid 2014
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05/28/2014

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Anaplasma spp.
Definition
Anaplasmosis Ixodes ticks (live on deer and mice)
Term
Bartonella spp.
Definition
Cat scratch disease, bacillary angiomatosis Cat scratch
Term
Borrelia burgdorferi
Definition
Lyme disease Ixodes ticks (live on deer and mice)
Term
Borrelia recurrentis
Definition
Relapsing fever Louse (recurrent due to variable surface antigens)
Term
Brucella spp.
Definition
Brucellosis/undulant fever Unpasteurized dairy
Term
Campylobacter
Definition
Bloody diarrhea Puppies, livestock (fecal-oral, ingestion of undercooked meat)
Term
Chlamydophila psittaci
Definition
Psittacosis Parrots, other birds
Term
Coxiella burnetii
Definition
Q fever Aerosols of cattle/sheep amniotic fluid
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Ehrlichia chaffeensis
Definition
Ehrlichiosis Lone Star ticks
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Francisella tularensis
Definition
Tularemia Ticks, rabbits, deer fly
Term
Leptospira spp.
Definition
Leptospirosis Animal urine
Term
Mycobacterium leprae
Definition
Leprosy Humans with lepromatous leprosy; armadillo(rare)
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Pasteurella multocida
Definition
Cellulitis, osteomyelitis Animal bite, cats, dogs
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Rickettsia prowazekii
Definition
Epidemic typhus Louse
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Rickettsia rickettsia
Definition
Rocky Mountain spotted fever Dermacentor ticks
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Rickettsia typhi
Definition
Endemic typhus Fleas
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Yersinia pestis
Definition
Plague Fleas (rats and prairie dogs are reservoirs)
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