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Rodent-associated Bacterial infections: Leptospirosis, Rat-bite fever, Tularemia, Plague 

#rodent
#infections
#leptospirosis
#tularemia
#ratbitefever
#plague
#rats
#infectiousdisease
#fever
#differential
#diagnosis
#management
#treatment
#table
, Rat-bite fever ... ratbitefever #plague #rats ... #infectiousdisease ... #fever #differential ... #management #treatment
Infections Rats can Transmit to Humans
Other infections not highlighted include Lassa fever, Plague, Salmonella, Tularemia etc

Rat
Infections Rats ... Fever Rat Feces ... Choriomeningitis Virus - Leptospirosis ... @AnnKumfer #Rats ... Transmissible #InfectiousDiseases
Capnocytophaga
Pathogen: Capnocytophaga
 • 9 species, C. canimorsus responsible for the majority of infections
 • Gram-negative rod,
flora of healthy cats ... • Cellulitis: Fever ... Treatment: • 50% ... #canimorsus #microbiology ... #zoonotic #infectiousdiseases
Cat-Related Zoonoses - Differential Diagnosis Framework

 • Saliva: Bartonella henselae, Pasteurella multocida, Rabies, Capnocytophaga, Tularemia, Cowpox
Cat-Related Zoonoses ... multocida, Rabies, Capnocytophaga ... Dipylidium caninum, Leptospirosis ... Differential #Diagnosis #Microbiology ... #InfectiousDiseases
Capnocytophaga
GNR with long fusiform shape.  Fastidious facultative anaerobe that grows slowly and needs enriched agar
C.
cavity of dogs (and cats ... septic shock with fever ... febrilepodcast] #InfectiousDiseases ... Infection #Diagnosis #Cats ... #Dogs #Microbiology
List of Zoonotic Diseases

Armadillos - Sporothrix schenckii (sporotrichosis), Mycobacterium leprae (leprosy)
Bamboo rats - Talaromyces marneffei (formerly
leprosy) Bamboo rats ... (psittacosis) Cats ... virus Dogs - Capnocytophaga ... raccoon roundworm) Rats ... Leptospira interrogans (leptospirosis
List of Zoonotic Diseases

Armadillos - Sporothrix schenckii (sporotrichosis), Mycobacterium leprae (leprosy)
Bamboo rats - Talaromyces marneffei (formerly
leprosy) Bamboo rats ... (psittacosis) Cats ... virus Dogs - Capnocytophaga ... raccoon roundworm) Rats ... Leptospira interrogans (leptospirosis
Toxocariasis
Pathogen: Toxocara - worldwide distributed helminth 
Transmission: 
 • Dogs and cats are the major source
• Dogs and cats ... are not helpful Treatment ... diagnosis #management #infectiousdiseases ... #treatment #microbiology
Sporotrichosis - Sporothrix schenckii - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Sources: 
 • Landscaping, Christmas tree farming, Rose
transmission from cats ... schenckii #diagnosis #infectiousdiseases ... #treatment #management ... #microbiology #
Summary of Monkeypox: Current Knowledge as of May 2022
 • What is Monkeypox?
 • Origins of
- Prodrome: Fever ... Case-fatality rate ... specific proven treatment ... management #virus #infectiousdiseases ... #microbiology