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rickettsialpox

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rickettsialpox: see rickettsia rickettsia (rĭkĕt`sēə)
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rickettsialpox [ri¦ket·sē·əl¦päks]
(medicine)
An acute febrile disease caused by the organismRickettsia akariand transmitted from the mouse to humans by the miteAllodermanyssus sanguineus;characterized by rash, a primary ulcer, and often swelling of glands.


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Rodents and their fleas are carriers of a variety of serious illnesses, including leptospirosis, lymphocytic choriomeningitis (LCMV), hantavirus pulmonary syndrome (HPS), murine typhus, rat-bite fever, rickettsialpox, and salmonellosis.
In the United States, infections with rickettsiae are known to cause diseases such as Rocky Mountain spotted fever, rickettsialpox and murine typhus.
Rocky Mountain spotted fever, murine typhuslike disease, rickettsialpox, typhus, and Q fever.
 
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