MORT 3048: Chapter 26

Bacteria of Q fever

Coxiella burnetti

Mode of transmission of Q fever

ingestion of raw milk, inhalation of airborne bacteria from animal products such as hides and placentas of goats, sheep, and cattle

Signs and symptoms of Q fever

chest pain, shortness of breath, clay-colored stools, jaundice, muscle pains, cough, fever, headache

Bacteria of Epidemic typhus

Rickettsia Prowazecki

Mode of transmission of Epidemic typhus

human body lice

Signs and symptoms of Epidemic typhus

fatigue, headache, skin rash, stupor, CNS impairment, picking at bedclothes, black tongue with white fur

bacteria of endemic typhus

Rickettsia typhi

mode of transmission of endemic typhus

transmitted by the rat flea to human

signs and symptoms of endemic typhus

fever, headache, body aches, rash, vomiting and nausea, abdominal pain and cough

Bacteria of rocky mountain spotted fever

Rickettsia rickettsia

mode of transmission of rocky mountain spotted fever

tick bite

signs and symptoms of rocky mountain spotted fever

fever, headache, nausea, vomiting, muscle pain, rash, kidney and heart failure

Bacteria of Endemic Murine typhus

Rickettsia typhi

mode of transmission of endemic murine typhus

flea bite

sign and symptoms of endemic murine typhus

similar but less severe than epidemic typhus

bacteria of chlamydial pneumonia

chlamydia pneumoniae

mode of transmission of chlamydial pneumonia

inhalation of respiratory droplets

sign and symptoms of chlamydial pneumonia

90 percent are asymptomatic, otherwise laryngitis, sinusitis, cough

Bacteria of Parrot fever (psittacosis, ornithosis)

Chlamydia psittaci

mode of transmission of parrot fever

inhalation of aerosolized bacteria from bird feces

signs and symptoms of parrot fever

pneumonia, fever, headache, chills

bacteria of trachoma of the eye

Chlamydia trachomatis

mode of transmission of trachoma of the eye

person to person, fomite to person, fly to person

sign and symptoms of trachoma of the eye

loss of vision

bacteria of lymphogranuloma venereum

chlamydia trachomatis

mode of transmission of lymphogranuloma venereum

sexual contact

What percent of lymphogranuloma venereum cases are asymptomatic

75 percent of female and 50 percent of male cases are asymptomatic

Sign and symptoms of lymphogranuloma venereum

blister appears on genitals, rupture and painlessly heal, enlargement of regional lymph nodes with pus

bacteria of primary atypical pneumonia

mycoplasma pneumoniae

mode of transmission of primary atypical pneumonia

inhalation of respiratory droplets

signs and symptoms of primary atypical pneumonia

headache, fever, malaise, anorexia, sore throat, dry cough, earache

other name for primary atypical pneumonia

walking pneumonia

Which microorganism has a characteristic fried-egg appearance

mycoplasma pneumonia

Which disease is characterized by the presence of measles-like- rash on the palms of the hands and the soles of the feet

rocky mountain spotted fever

What disease might the tongue be covered with a white fur, or discolored black and rolled up in the back of the mouth?

epidemic typhus

Which microorganisms undergoes both an infectious stage of growth and a noninfectious stage of growth?

chlamydia

What microorganisms is the smallest free-living organism in nature?

mycoplasmas