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NALT Concept Space
U.S. Department of Agriculture

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Concept information

  1. Fields of Study
  2. infectious diseases and infestations
  3. infectious diseases
  4. bacterial infections
  5. rickettsial diseases
  6. Rocky Mountain spotted fever
  1. Animals, Livestock, One Health
  2. infectious diseases and infestations
  3. infectious diseases
  4. bacterial infections
  5. rickettsial diseases
  6. Rocky Mountain spotted fever
  1. Fields of Study
  2. epidemiology
  3. vector-borne diseases
  4. arthropod-borne diseases
  5. tick-borne diseases
  6. Rocky Mountain spotted fever

Término preferido

Rocky Mountain spotted fever

Tipo

  • Topic

Definición

  • Information An acute febrile illness caused by Rickettsia rickettsii (genus Rickettsia, family Rickettsiaceae). It is transmitted to humans by bites of infected ticks and occurs only in North and South America. Characteristics include a sudden onset with headache and chills and fever lasting about two to three weeks. A cutaneous rash commonly appears on the extremities and trunk about the fourth day of illness.

    Fuente: Medical Subject Headings

    Tipo: Concept definition

Concepto genérico

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Sinónimos

  • Brazilian spotted fever
  • Rickettsia rickettsii infection
  • Sao Paulo typhus

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URI

https://lod.nal.usda.gov/nalt/61558

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