| Rocky Mountain spotted fever |
caused by rickettsial bacteria and transmitted by wood ticks
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| Rocky Mountain spotted fever |
Rocky Mountain spotted fever is the most severe and most frequently reported rickettsial illness in the United States, and has been diagnosed throughout the Americas. Some synonyms for Rocky Mountain spotted fever in other countries include "tick typhus", "Tobia fever" (Columbia), "S? Paulo fever" and "fiebre maculosa" (Brazil), and "fiebre manchada" (Mexico). The disease is caused by Rickettsia rickettsii, a species of bacteria that is spread to humans by hard ticks (Ixodidae). ...
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| Rocky Mountain spotted fever |
a rare disease transmitted to humans through the bites of ticks; characterized 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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| Rocky Mountain spotted f. |
an acute, infectious, sometimes fatal disease caused by Rickettsia rickettsii, usually transmitted by the bite of an infected ixodid tick, usually Dermacentor andersoni (wood tick) or D. variabilis (dog tick); it occurs only in North and South America. It is characterized by sudden onset; chills; fever lasting 2 to 3 weeks; a cutaneous rash that generally appears between the second and sixth days and spreads from the distal extremities to the proximal extremities, trunk, and face; myalgias; severe headache; and prostration. Called also black, blue, or pinta f., blue disease, and tick-borne typhus. It is also known by many local names including Brazilian spotted, Choix, Colombian tick, or Tobia f., and São Paulo typhus.
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| Rocky Mountain wood t. |
Dermacentor andersoni.
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