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Rocky Mountain spotted fever
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Rocky Mountain spotted fever
n.
An acute infectious disease that is caused by a microorganism (Rickettsia rickettsii) transmitted by ticks, is characterized by muscular pains, high fever, and skin eruptions, and is endemic throughout North America.
Rocky Mountain spotted fever
n
(Medicine / Pathology) an acute rickettsial disease characterized 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
Rocky Mountain spotted fever  (rk)
An acute infection caused by the bacteria Rickettssia Rickettii and transmitted by ticks of the family Ixodidae. It is characterized by fever, extreme exhaustion, muscle pains, and skin rash.
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Noun1.Rocky Mountain spotted fever - caused by rickettsial bacteria and transmitted by wood ticksRocky Mountain spotted fever - caused by rickettsial bacteria and transmitted by wood ticks
mountain fever, tick fever
spotted fever - any of several severe febrile diseases characterized by skin rashes or spots on the skin
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RMSF has been reported in North, Central, and South America, where different tick species serve as vectors (1).
Rocky Mountain spotted fever in dogs, Brazil by Labruna, Marcelo B.; Kamakura, Orson; Moraes-Filho, Jonas; Horta, Mauricio C.; Pacheco, Richard C. / Emerging Infectious Diseases
Ensefalopati/ensefalit nedeni olan kene-kokenli hastaliklar: RMSF ve Kolorado kene atesi sadece Amerika' da gorulur.
Biological features of ticks, tick borne diseases and epidemiological ... by Tanir, Gonul; Ozgelen, Sebnem; Tuygun, Nilden / Journal of Pediatric Infection
9 Q fever negative RMSF negative R typhus negative Ehrlichia chaffee negative Strep DNase B Ab 1:240 [less than or equal to]1:85 titer ASO 12 [less than or equal to]100 Todd Units RPR negative Dengue IgG 12.
Pulmonary hemorrhage syndrome associated with an autochthonous case ... by Purcell, Bret / Southern Medical Journal
 
 
 
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