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BOARDSmicrobiology
Chlamydial, Rickettsial, Spirochetes
name | info |
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Chalamydia psittali | exotic bird fever |
Chalamydia psittali | generic term ornithosis |
Chalamydia psittali | symptoms are flu-like |
Chalamydia trachomatis | lymphogranuloma venereum |
# 1 STD in US | trachoma |
Reiter's | can't see, can't pee, can't dance with me |
Rickettsia rickettsii | acute febrile disease, severe headaches, chills, muscle pains |
Rickettsia rickettsii | Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever |
Rickettsia rickettsii | rash on palms & soles of feet - progresses to neck, face, axila, trunk |
Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever | tick fever (tick typhus) |
Rickettsia prowazekii | prolonged high fever, headache, maculopapular rash |
Rickettsia prowazekii | epidemic typhus |
Epidemic Typhus | Brill-Zinsser Dx - occurs years after initial attack |
Rickettsia typhi | Murine Typhus |
Rickettsia typhi | shaking, chills, headache, fever, caused by flea - worldwide |
Rickettsia tsutsugamushi | scrub typhus |
Rickettsia tsutsugamushi | fever, primary lesion, macular rash, lymphadenopathy |
Rickettsia tsutsugamushi | chigger - Asia, Australia, Pacific Islands |
Rochalimaea quintana | trench fever |
Rochalimaea quintana | louse - Africa, Mexico, Europe |
Coxiella burnetii | Q fever |
Coxiella burnetii | acute sudden onset, fever, headache, malaise, from milk or tick |
Treponema pallidum | Syphilis |
chancre | 1 stage syphilis (4-8 weeks) |
rash | 2 stage syphilis (12 weeks) |
gumma | 3 stage syphilis (months later) |
Yaws | ulceration on extremities |
Treponema pertenue | Yaws |
Leptospira interrogans | rat urine |
Primary Phase Leptospira | high fever, chills, headache, muscle aches, conjunctivitis & vomiting |
secondary stage leptospira | headache, kidney invasion, hepatic disease, jaundice, anemia, neuro disturbances |
Weil's Syndrome | Leptospira interrogans |
Borrelia recurrentis | relapsing fever |
Borrelia hermsii | from a squirrel or chipmunk tick |
Borrelia Burgdorferi | Lyme disease |
Lyme disease | deer ticks, bull's eye rash |