Ehrlichiosis classification
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Causes
Five species of the genus Ehrlichia have been shown to cause human infection:
- Anaplasma phagocytophilum (which causes human granulocytic anaplasmosis, formerly known as human granulocytic ehrlichiosis).
- Ehrlichia ewingii (which causes human ewingii ehrlichiosis). E. ewingii primarily infects deer and dogs (see Ehrlichiosis (canine)).
- Ehrlichia chaffeensis (which causes human monocytic ehrlichiosis).
- Ehrlichia canis
- Neorickettsia sennetsu
The latter two infections are not well studied.
| Organism | Disease | Vector | Endemic Regions | Common Symptoms |
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| Borreliosis (Lyme Disease) [1] | Borrelia burgdorferi sensu lato (bacterium) | Wood Tick (Dermacentor Variabilis), D. andersoni | United States: | |
| Relapsing Fever [2] | Borrelia Species; Borrelia hermsii, Borellia Parkeri, Borellia duttoni, Borrelia miyamotoi | Ornithodoros species | Widespread: | |
| Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever [3] | Rickettsia Rickettsii | Wood Tick (Dermacentor Variabilis), D. andersoni | United States: | |
| Helvetica Spotted Fever[4] | Rickettsia Helvetica | Ixodes Ricinus (European) | ||
| Ehrlichiosis Anaplasmosis [5] | Ehrlichia Chaffeensis, E. Equi | Lone Star Tick (Amblyomma Americanum), Ixodes Scapularis | United States: |
References
- ↑ Lyme Disease Information for HealthCare Professionals. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (2015). http://www.cdc.gov/lyme/healthcare/index.html Accessed on December 30, 2015
- ↑ Relapsing Fever Information. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (2015). http://www.cdc.gov/relapsing-fever/ Accessed on December 30, 2015
- ↑ Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever Information. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (2015). http://www.cdc.gov/rmsf/ Accessed on December 30, 2015
- ↑ Disease Index General Information, Rickettsia (2015). http://www.cdc.gov/otherspottedfever / Accessed on December 30, 2015
- ↑ Disease index General Information (2015). http://www.cdc.gov/parasites/babesiosis/health_professionals/index.html Accessed on December 30, 2015