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Rickettsia Table
MedMicro 2006 UTHSCmed
| Disease | RASH | VECTOR | RESERVOIR | SPECIES | FREE LIVING? | NOTES: |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RMSF | Macular to petechial | Tick | Rodents | R. richettsii | NO | Centripital Spread, Acute onset |
| Rickettsial-pox | Papulovesicular | Mite | Mouse | R. akari | NO | Biphasic infection |
| Epidemic typhus | Maculopapular | Louse | Humans | R. prowazekii | NO | acute onset/ complications, Affects the elderly more |
| Endemic typhus | NONE | Flea | Rodents | R. typhi | NO | (blank) |
| Q fever | NONE | NONE | Many | C. burnetii | NO | 2 types of Q fever, coxiella form spores |
| Ehrlichiosis | NONE (20% of patients) | Tick | Unknown | E. chaffeensis | NO | Ehrlichia are leukocytic organisms |
| Cat-Scratch Disease | NONE | Flea ?????? | Cats/Others | B. henselae | YES | Lymphadenopathy/ Angioproliferation/ associated disease states |
| Trench Fever | NONE | Louse | Humans | B. quintana | YES | (blank) |
| Pneumonia | NONE | (blank) | Humans | M. pneumoniae | YES | smallest free living, no cell wall, secretions, does not gram stain |
| PID/pyelonephritis/Post-Partum fever | NONE | (blank) | Humans | M. hominis | YES | smallest free living, no cell wall, secretions, does not gram stain |
| Urethritis | NONE | NONE | Humans | U. urealyticum | YES | smallest free living, no cell wall, secretions, does not gram stain |