Problem
Rickettsiae
Experimental visualization of narrower problems
Other Names:
Rickettsial diseasesRickettsiosis
Nature:
Rickettsiae are microorganisms that resemble bacteria but which grow only within susceptible cells, including human cells, – not in cell-free culture media, as bacteria do. The rickettsiae are mainly parasites or symbiotes of arthropods – especially lice, mites, and ticks; from these hosts the rickettsiae may spread to man and domestic animals, causing serious disease.
Incidence:
Epidemics of louse-borne typhus are still a threat. Among the other major groups of rickettsioses, murine typhus, scrub typhus, and Rocky Mountain spotted fever commonly occur in endemic areas.
Broader Problems:
ZoonosesInfectious diseases Microbial contamination of foodParasites of the cardiovascular system Narrower Problems:
Scrub typhusTyphus feversRickettsial poxHeartwater diseaseCanine ehrlichiosisEquine ehrlichiosisElokomin fluke feverFlea-borne rickettsiosesTick-borne rickettsiosesSalmon poisoning diseaseCanine infectious cyclic thrombocytopenia Aggravates:
Microbial contamination of food Subject(s):
Medicine → Locomotive, integumentary systemMedicine → Specific diseases
Related UN Sustainable Development Goals:
Problem Type:
E: Emanations of other problems Date of last update
04.10.2020 – 22:48 CEST