Rickettsial
The human organelle that Rickettsia are closely related to.
What is the mitochondria?
The insect which spreads Lymes disease
What is a deer tick?
This seemingly innocent childhood nursery rhyme is based on the Great Plague of London, a deadly epidemic of the bubonic plague.
What is “Ring Around the Rosie”?
This group is most at risk for anthrax.
What is any occupation involving high contact with farm animals?
The infection which causes spastic paralysis
What is tetanus?
Typhus, spotted fever, and ehrlichiosis.
What are the 3 groups of Rickettsial disease?
Location where Lymes disease first discovered
What is Lyme, Connecticut?
This gram-negative, rod-shaped bacteria is responsible for the plague.
What is Yesrsinia pestis?
The natural reservoir of B. anthracis
What is soil
The tetanus vaccine for adolescents
What is Tdap?
The insect that typhus is spread through.
what are head/body louse?
chronic stage symptoms of Lymes disease
What are arthritis, neurological damage, or even heart damage?
The name “bubonic plague“ is is based on the word bubo, which refers to this body part in a swollen state.
What is a lymph node?
Anthrax can be categorized as this type of disease.
What is an enzootic disease?
The bacteria which causes Gas Gangrene
What is Clostridium pefringens?
This form of Rickettsiae invades and grows in the nucleus and cytoplasm.
What is spotted fever?
What is doxycycline, amoxicillin, cefuroxime, and azithromycin?
These two animals are the reservoirs of the plague in the enzootic cycle.
What are fleas and rodents (squirrels, prairie dogs, and wood rats)?
This is a clear indicator of cutaneous anthrax.
What is eschar?
The way gas gangrene destroys skin
What is emitting gas, releasing toxins, and proteolysis?
This subtype of Rickettsiae causes human granulocytic anaplasmosis (HGA).
What is Ehrlichiosis?
This state had the most cases of Lymes disease in the last year.
What is New York?
This medicine can be used to treat the plague.
What is gentamicin or streptomycin?
B. anthracis is this type of bacteria.
What is gram positive?
The treatment for gas gangrene
What are antibiotics, surgery, hyperbaric oxygen therapy, and amputation?