Causative Agen Study Sheet

Causative Agent Study Sheet

Angela Salemi

Gram Negative Bacteria

Scientific Name | Common/Slang names | System it affects | Interesting | Text page |

Bartonella henselae | Cat-scratch disease | Skin/eyes | Transmitted through flea feces on cat claws, which scratch the skin and cause the infection | 653-654 |

Anaplasma phagocytophilum | HGA or Human Granulocytic anaplasmosis | Lymphatic | Tick borne illness; causes flu-like symptoms | 660 |

Ehrlichia | Ehrlichiosis | Lymphatic | Vector is the lone star tick; main animal reservoir is the white tailed deer | 660 |

Rickettsia typhi | Endemic murine typhus or | Vascular | Rodents are common hosts; occurs sporadically | 660-661 |

Rickettsia prowazekii | Epidemic typhus | Vascular | Occurs in epidemics; flourishes in crowded, unsanitary places | 660-661` |

Rickettsia Rickettsii | Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever | Skin/eyes | Common in the US Southeast and Appalachia; is a tick parasite | 661 |

Brucella | Brucellosis/ Undulant Fever | Lymphatic | Common in the Middle East, Mediterranean, SE Europe, Asia, Latin America and the Caribbean; potential bioterrorism agent | 649-650 |

Neisseria gonorrhoeae | Gonorrhea | Reproductive | Very common STI; can also be anal or pharyngeal | 754-756 |

Neisseria gonorrhoeae | Ophthalmia Neonatorum | Skin/eyes | Of newborns, passed from the mother to the eyes of the child and causes infection | 755 |

Neisseria gonorrhoeae | Pelvic Inflammatory Disease/PID | Reproductive | Can cause uterine tube damage if left untreated | 758 |

Neisseria meningitidis | Meningitis/ Meningococcal meningitis | Nervous | Rash that doesn’t fade when pressed, begins as a sore throat | 618 |

Burkholderia | Nosocomial infections/ Hospital acquired infection | *** | Resultant of a hospital stay | 414 |

Burkholderia psudomallei | Melioidosis | Respiratory | Distributed in soils | 697 |

Bortadella pertussis | Whooping cough | Respiratory | Distinctive sounding cough; affects...