| Rickettsiaceae |
microorganism resembling bacteria inhabiting arthropod tissues but capable of causing disease in vertebrates
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| Rickettsiales |
pleomorphic Gram-negative microorganisms
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| rickettsial endocarditis |
endocarditis caused by invasion of the heart valves with Coxiella burnetii; it is a sequela of Q fever, usually occurring in persons who have had rheumatic fever.
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| Rickettsia |
Bacteria of the genus Rickettsia are carried as parasites by many ticks, fleas, and lice, and cause diseases such as typhus, rickettsialpox, Brill-Zinsser disease, Boutonneuse fever, Rocky Mountain spotted fever, and endemic typhus in human beings. Like viruses, they grow only in living tissue. ...
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| Rickettsia prowazekii |
Epidemic typhus is a form of typhus caused by the bacillus Rickettsia prowazekii, carried by the human body louse Pediculus humanus. Feeding on a human who carries the bacillus infects the louse. R. prowazekii grows in the louse's gut and is excreted in the feces. The disease is transmitted to an uninfected human who scratches the bite and rubs the feces into the wound. Incubation period is one to two weeks. R. prowazekii can remain viable and virulent in the dried feces for many days. ...
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