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BOARDSmicrobiology
Chlamydial, Rickettsial, Spirochetes
| name | info |
|---|---|
| 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 |