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1) Chlamydia trachomatis 2) Chlamydia pneumonia |
Domain: Procaryote. Gram Reaction: Gram (-) coccobacilli. Oxygen Use: Obligate intracellular parasite (unable to synthesize ATP). Disease: 1) Trachoma, blindness, STD, urethritis, disease dependent on portal of entry. 2) Pneumonia, atypical (link to heart attacks, strokes?) Reservoir: 1) Human mucous membranes (eye, report. tract), 2) Mucous membrane? Mode of Transmission: 1) Formites, touching infected eye, STD reproductive tract, 2) Resp. droplets. |
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Human Papilloma virus (HPV) Papillomaviridae |
Domain: Acellular. Nucleic Acid: dsDNA - Non-enveloped. Disease: Warts, genital warts, some strains associated with cervical, anal and penile cancer. Reservoir: Human skin and mucosa. Mode of Transmission: Direct and indirect contact as well as sexual and casual contact. Varies with stain. |
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Borrelia burgdorferi |
Domain: Procaryote. Gram Reaction: Gram (-) spirochete, random. Oxygen Use: Micro-aerophilic. Disease: Lyme disease. Reservoir: Zoonotic involving two mammals and lodes tick. Mode of Transmission: Infected tick bite. |
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Rickettsia sp. |
Domain: Procaryote. Gram Reaction: Gram (-) coccobacillus, random. Oxygen Use: Obligate intercellular parasite. Disease: R. prowazekii = epidemic typhus. R. rickettsia = Rocky Mtn. Spotted fever, R. typhi = endemic typhus. Reservoir: Animal Reservoirs. Mode of Transmission: Bite o infected f ticks, mites, and lice. |
