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How is Yersinia pestis spread?
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causes bubonic plague, spread by flea vectors from mice and rats to humans
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vector-Rocky Mountain spotted fever
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from wild mammalian hosts by ticks to humans
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vector- epidemic typhus
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body lice
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reservoir- R. Rickettsii
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blood-sucking arthropods and wild animals
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reservor- R. prowazekii
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humans
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Three phases of Lyme disease
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In the first phases, a red rash (called a bull's eye rash because of it's shape) appears. In the second phase, the infected person develops influenza-like symptoms. In the third phase, the person may develop debilitating, sometimes fatal, immune complex diseases or arthritis
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Besides tampons, what other items can provide a breeding ground for S. aureus?
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stitches, catheters, heart valves, or any other indwelling device where infection might develop
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