Other rickettsioses (A79)
Clinical Information
Anaplasma - A genus of gram-negative bacteria whose organisms are obligate parasites of vertebrates. Species are transmitted by arthropod vectors with the host range limited to ruminants. Anaplasma marginale is the most pathogenic species and is the causative agent of severe bovine anaplasmosis.
Anaplasmosis - A disease usually in cattle caused by parasitization of the red blood cells by bacteria of the genus ANAPLASMA.
Bartonella quintana - A species of gram-negative bacteria in which man is the primary host and the human body louse, Pediculus humanus, the principal vector. It is the etiological agent of TRENCH FEVER.
Trench Fever - An intermittent fever characterized by intervals of chills, fever, and splenomegaly each of which may last as long as 40 hours. It is caused by BARTONELLA QUINTANA and transmitted by the human louse.
Certain infectious and parasitic diseases (A00–B99)
Rickettsioses (A75-A79)
A79 Other rickettsioses
- A79.0 Trench fever
- A79.1 Rickettsialpox due to Rickettsia akari
A79.8 Other specified rickettsioses
- A79.81 Rickettsiosis due to Ehrlichia sennetsu
- A79.82 Anaplasmosis [A. phagocytophilum]
- A79.89 Other specified rickettsioses
- A79.9 Rickettsiosis, unspecified
Other rickettsioses (A79)