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    Classification SL - No Disease Rickettsial Agent Insect Vector Mammalian Reservoirs

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    Rickettsial zoonoses are communicable diseases caused by rickettsial organisms and transmitted through arthropod vectors or mites to humans. There are three main groups - typhus, spotted fever, and others like Q fever. Scrub typhus is the most widespread rickettsial disease, caused by Rickettsia tsutsugamushi and transmitted from mites to rats and mice to humans. It has an incubation period of 10-12 days and symptoms include fever, headache, rash and lymphadenopathy. Murine typhus is transmitted from infected rat fleas to humans and rats. It has an incubation period of 1-2 weeks. Treatment for these rickettsial diseases

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    Rickettsial zoonoses are communicable diseases caused by rickettsial organisms and transmitted through arthropod vectors or mites to humans. There are three main groups - typhus, spotted fever, and others like Q fever. Scrub typhus is the most widespread rickettsial disease, caused by Rickettsia tsutsugamushi and transmitted from mites to rats and mice to humans. It has an incubation period of 10-12 days and symptoms include fever, headache, rash and lymphadenopathy. Murine typhus is transmitted from infected rat fleas to humans and rats. It has an incubation period of 1-2 weeks. Treatment for these rickettsial diseases

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    Rickettsial zoonoses are communicable diseases caused by rickettsial organisms and transmitted through arthropod vectors or mites to humans. There are three main groups - typhus, spotted fever, and others like Q fever. Scrub typhus is the most widespread rickettsial disease, caused by Rickettsia tsutsugamushi and transmitted from mites to rats and mice to humans. It has an incubation period of 10-12 days and symptoms include fever, headache, rash and lymphadenopathy. Murine typhus is transmitted from infected rat fleas to humans and rats. It has an incubation period of 1-2 weeks. Treatment for these rickettsial diseases

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    RICKETTSIAL ZOONOSES

    Rickettsial zoonoses are a group of specific communicable disease caused by rickettsial organisms and
    transmitted to man by arthropod vectors.

    CLASSIFICATION

    SL.no Disease Rickettsial Insect Mammalian


    agent vector reservoirs
    1. Typhus
    groups
    a. R. Prowazekii Louse Humans
    Epidemic
    typhus
    b. Murine R.typhi Flea Rodents
    typhus
    c. Scrub R. Mite Rodents
    typhus Tsutsugamushi

    2. Spotted
    fever
    group
    a Indian R. Conorii Tick Rodents, dogs
    tick
    typhus
    b Rocky R. Rickettsii Tick Rodents, dogs
    mountain
    spotted
    fever
    c R. Akari Mite Mice
    Rickettsial
    pox
    3. Others
    a Q fever C. Burnetii Nil Cattle, sheep,
    goats
    b Trench Rochalimaea Louse Humans
    fever quintana

    CLINICAL FEATURES

    Fever

    Headache

    Malaise

    Prostration
    Skin rash

    Enlargement of liver & spleen

    Diagnostic tests

    Complete fixation test

    Weil Felix reaction

    ELISA

    Flourescent antibody staining

    Drug of choice

    Tetracycline

    SCRUB TYPHUS

    It is a disease caused by rickettsiae in man & it is the most wide spread.

    EPIDEMIOLOGICAL DETERMINANTS

    Agent: R. Tsutsugamushi

    Reservoir: Tromibiculid mite

    MODE OF TRANSMISSION

    Mite------ rats & mice----Mite---- Rats & mice

    Mite------ Man

    The disease is not directly transmitted from person to person

    INCUBATION PERIOD:

    Usually 10-12 days, varies from 6-21 days

    CLINICAL FEATURES

    Chills & fever

    Headache, malaise, prostration

    Macular rash (5th day)

    Generalized lymphadenopathy

    Lymphocytosis
    Punched out ulcer covered with a blackened scab

    Control measures

    Treatment: Tetracycline (DOC)

    Vector control: Application of insecticides

    Murine typhus ( Endemic or flea- borne typhus)

    MT is a zoonoses. It is worldwide in distribution especially in areas of high rat infestation.

    Agent: R. Typhii

    Reservoir of Infection: Rats

    Mode of Transmission:

    Rat----rat flea----Rat----Rat flea---Rat

    Rat flea---- man

    INCUBATION PERIOD

    1-2 weeks, commonly 12 days

    Indian tick typhus

    Mode of Transmission

    Tick----Tick----Tick

    Tick---Dog----Tick

    Tick-----Man

    Incubation period

    3-7 days

    Clinical features

    Fever, malaise, headache

    Rash appears first on the extremities( ankles & wrist), moves centripetally & involves rest of the body.

    Control measures

    Treatment

    Broad spectrum antibiotics


    Q fever: It is a highly infectious zoonotic disease with world wide distribution.

    Mode of Transmission:

    Inhalation of infected dust

    Through aerosols

    Ingestion of contaminated foods

    Incubation period

    2-3 weeks

    Treatment:

    Doxycycline (DOC)

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