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Chalamydia psittali  exotic bird fever  
Chalamydia psittali  generic term ornithosis  
Chalamydia psittali  symptoms are flu-like  
Chalamydia trachomatis  lymphogranuloma venereum  
# 1 STD in US  trachoma  
Reiter's  can't see, can't pee, can't dance with me  
Rickettsia rickettsii  acute febrile disease, severe headaches, chills, muscle pains  
Rickettsia rickettsii  Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever  
Rickettsia rickettsii  rash on palms & soles of feet - progresses to neck, face, axila, trunk  
Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever  tick fever (tick typhus)  
Rickettsia prowazekii  prolonged high fever, headache, maculopapular rash  
Rickettsia prowazekii  epidemic typhus  
Epidemic Typhus  Brill-Zinsser Dx - occurs years after initial attack  
Rickettsia typhi  Murine Typhus  
Rickettsia typhi  shaking, chills, headache, fever, caused by flea - worldwide  
Rickettsia tsutsugamushi  scrub typhus  
Rickettsia tsutsugamushi  fever, primary lesion, macular rash, lymphadenopathy  
Rickettsia tsutsugamushi  chigger - Asia, Australia, Pacific Islands  
Rochalimaea quintana  trench fever  
Rochalimaea quintana  louse - Africa, Mexico, Europe  
Coxiella burnetii  Q fever  
Coxiella burnetii  acute sudden onset, fever, headache, malaise, from milk or tick  
Treponema pallidum  Syphilis  
chancre  1 stage syphilis (4-8 weeks)  
rash  2 stage syphilis (12 weeks)  
gumma  3 stage syphilis (months later)  
Yaws  ulceration on extremities  
Treponema pertenue  Yaws  
Leptospira interrogans  rat urine  
Primary Phase Leptospira  high fever, chills, headache, muscle aches, conjunctivitis & vomiting  
secondary stage leptospira  headache, kidney invasion, hepatic disease, jaundice, anemia, neuro disturbances  
Weil's Syndrome  Leptospira interrogans  
Borrelia recurrentis  relapsing fever  
Borrelia hermsii  from a squirrel or chipmunk tick  
Borrelia Burgdorferi  Lyme disease  
Lyme disease  deer ticks, bull's eye rash