Rocky Mountain spotted fever is the most lethal and most frequently reported rickettsial illness in the United States. It has been diagnosed throughout the Americas. Some synonyms for Rocky Mountain spotted fever in other countries include `tick typhus,” `Tobia fever” (Colombia), `São Paulo fever” or `febre maculosa” (Brazil), and...
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an acute, infectious, and sometimes fatal tick-borne disease caused by Rickettsia rickettsii; characterized by fever, bone and muscle pain, headache, and rash. The disease occurs only in North and South America(Morris 1992).
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form of tick-borne typhus first described in the Rocky Mountain section of the United States, caused by a specific microorganism (Rickettsia ... [5 related articles]
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<infectious disease> An acute febrile (feverish) disease initially recognised in the Rocky Mountain states, caused by Rickettsia rickettsii transmitted by hard-shelled (ixodid) ticks. Occurs only in the Western Hemisphere. ... The disease is characterised by sudden onset of headache, chills and fever which can persist for 2-3 weeks, muscle pa...
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(rok´e moun´tәn) an infectious tick fever originally seen in the Rocky Mountains of North America but now recognized in other parts of the Americas. It belongs to a group of insect-borne fevers caused by microscopic parasites known as rickettsiae, which attack the cells lining small blood vessels. The species Rick...
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Disease similar to typhus but transmitted by the bite of ticks
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Acute infectious tick-borne rickettsial disease caused by Rickettsia rickettsii .
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Type: Term Definitions: 1. an acute infectious disease of high mortality, characterized by frontal and occipital headache, intense lumbar pain, malaise, a moderately high continuous fever, and a rash on wrists, palms, ankles, and soles from the second to the fifth day, later spreading to all parts of the body; it occurs in the spring of the year pr...
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Rocky Mountain spotted fever is an acute rickettsial disease characterised by high fever, chills, pain in muscles and joints, skin rash, etc. It is caused by the bite of a tick infected with the microorganism Rickettsia rickettsii.
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[
n] - caused by rickettsial bacteria and transmitted by wood ticks
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potentially fatal tickborne disease caused by Rickettsia rickettsii characterized by fever, body aches, and a rash
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a rare disease transmitted to humans through the bites of ticks; characterised by small pink spots on the wrists and ankles that spread to other parts of the body, become larger, and bleed
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mountain fever noun caused by rickettsial bacteria and transmitted by wood ticks
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(RMSF) an infection caused by the bite of an infected tick, usually a wood tick or dog tick.
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