Reservoir Hosts
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 Human Monocytic Ehrlichiosis | white-tailed deer |
| Human Granulocytic Anaplasmosis | Rodents (Peromyscus spp. - white-footed mouse, cotton mouse & Neotoma spp. - woodrats) |
| Urban Plague | black rat (Rattus rattus) & norway rat (Rattus norvegicus) |
| Epidemic Louse-Borne Typhus | humans, body lice (Pediculus humanus), and in N. America flying squirrels |
| Candidiasis | part of the normal fungal flora of the human mouth and GI tract |
| Inhalational fungal diseases | building air ducts & around vents, dirt, potting soil, building supplies, etc. |
| Histoplasma Capsulatum | bird and bat guano |
| Coccidioidomycosis (Valley Fever) | soil in dry areas, and in air-bornue dust |
| PCP | present in oropharyngeal regions of asymptomatic persons |
| Cryptosporidiosis | water |
| Malaria | humans & female Anopheles |
| Leishmaniasis | mammals. for visceral leishmaniasis = dogs, cutaneous leishmaniasis = rodents. In the US = woodrats |
| Sleeping sickness / Human African Trypanosomiasis | T. rhodesiense = wild mammals & T. gambiense = humans |
| Chagas Disease / American Trypanosomiasis | humans and domestic & wild animals |
| Aniskiasis | 1st intermediate host = krill, 2nd intermediate host = fish and squid, definitive hosts = larger fish, dolphins or humans |
| Baylisascariasis (Raccoon Roundworm) | definitive host = raccoons |
| Taeniasis | definitive host = humans |
| Lymphatic Filariasis (Elephantiasis) | humans |
| Onchocerciasis (River Blindness) | rivers and streams |
| Schistoosomiasis (Biharzia) | water |
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