1) Rickettsial disease 2) Rickettsiosis
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Rickettsialpox is an illness caused by bacteria of the Rickettsia genus (Rickettsia akari). Physician Robert Huebner and self-trained entomologist Charles Pomerantz played major roles in identifying the etiology of the disease after an outbreak in 1946 in a New York City apartment complex, documented in medical writer Berton Roueché`s short stor....
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A mild infectious disease first observed in new york city caused by rickettsia akari, transmitted from its mouse host by chigger or adult mite bites. There is fever, a dark spot that becomes a small ulcer at the site of the bite, swollen glands (lymphadenopathy) in that region, and a raised blistery (vesicular) rash. Also known as vesicular rickett...
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(rĭ-ket´se-әl-poks″) a febrile disease marked by a vesiculopapular eruption, resembling chickenpox clinically, caused by Rickettsia akari and transmitted by mites.
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Type: Term Pronunciation: ri-ket′sē-ăl-poks′ Definitions: 1. Infection with Rickettsia akari, which is spread by mites from a reservoir in house mice; a benign, self-limited process first recognized in 1946 in the Kew Gardens area of New York City; a few limited outbreaks have later been observed elsewhere. Synonyms: Kew Garde...
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Rickettsialpox: A mild infectious disease first observed in New York City caused by Rickettsia akari, transmitted from its mouse host by chigger or adult mite bites. There is fever, a dark spot that becomes a small ulcer at the site of the bite, swollen glands (lymphadenopathy) in that region, and a raised blistery (vesicular) rash. Also known as v...
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noun mild infectious rickettsial disease caused by a bacterium of the genus Rickettsia transmitted to humans by the bite a mite that lives on rodents; characterized by chills and fever and headache and skin lesions that resemble chickenpox
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