Fever and causative organisms

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Fever and causative organisms for your exam preparation

These fevers are associated with different geographical locations and have various transmission methods, such as vector-borne, zoonotic, and person-to-person spread.

Hemorrhagic fever: Caused by Ebola virus, Dengue virus etc.
Hemorrhagic fever with renal syndrome: Caused by Hantaan virus
African hemorrhagic fever: Caused by Marburg & Ebola viruses
Brazilian hemorrhagic fever: Caused by Sabia virus
Brazilian purpuric fever: Caused by H. aegyptius
Q fever: Caused by Coxiella burnetii
Oroya fever: Caused by Bartonella bacilliformis
Glandular fever: Caused by Infectious mononucleosis
Glandular like fever: Caused by Ehrlichia sennetsu
Undulant/Malta/Mediterranean fever: Caused by Acute brucellosis
Pontiac fever: Caused by Legionella
Mediterranean spotted fever (Boutonneuse fever), Indian tick typhus: Caused by R. conorii
Jamshedpur fever: Similar to Reye’s syndrome thought to be caused by aflatoxin
Familial Mediterranean fever: Caused by Inherited d/s, X-linked R, autoinflammatory
Typhoid Fever: Caused by Salmonella typhi.
Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever: Caused by Rickettsia rickettsii.
Lassa Fever: Caused by the Lassa virus.
Crimean-Congo Hemorrhagic Fever: Caused by the Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever virus, a tick-borne virus in the Bunyaviridae family
Yellow Fever: Caused by the Yellow fever virus.
Dengue Fever: Caused by the Dengue virus.
Scarlet Fever: Caused by Streptococcus pyogenes.
Rift Valley Fever: Caused by the Rift Valley fever virus.
Chikungunya Fever: Caused by the Chikungunya virus.
Leptospirosis: Caused by bacteria of the genus Leptospira.
Relapsing Fever: Caused by Borrelia spp.