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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 ''[[Ctenocephalides felis]]'' |
* Cats are the reservoir, and it is transmitted by the cat flea ''[[Has vector::Ctenocephalides felis]]'' |
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==Clinical Presentation== |
==Clinical Presentation== |
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Revision as of 18:38, 30 June 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 Presentation
- Fevers with headache, myalgia, maculopapular rash, neurologic involvement, vomiting, abdominal pain, respiratory involvement
