Rickettsia felis: Difference between revisions
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Rickettsia felis
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===Epidemiology=== |
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* Worldwide distribution |
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* Cats are the reservoir, and it is transmitted by the cat flea ''[[ |
* Cats are the reservoir, and it is transmitted by the cat flea ''[[Vector::Ctenocephalides felis]]'' |
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==Clinical Manifestations== |
==Clinical Manifestations== |
Latest revision as of 13:11, 2 August 2020
Background
Microbiology
- One of the transitional-group Rickettsiae
Epidemiology
- Worldwide distribution
- Cats are the reservoir, and it is transmitted by the cat flea Ctenocephalides felis
Clinical Manifestations
- Fevers with headache, myalgia, maculopapular rash, neurologic involvement, vomiting, abdominal pain, respiratory involvement