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    Rocky Mountain spotted fever (RMSF) is a bacterial disease spread by ticks. It typically begins with a fever and headache, which is followed a few days...
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    rickettsialpox, boutonneuse fever, African tick-bite fever, Rocky Mountain spotted fever, Flinders Island spotted fever, and Queensland tick typhus (Australian...
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  • 1665. Types of spotted fevers include:[citation needed] Helvetica spotted fever Mediterranean spotted fever Rocky Mountain spotted fever Queensland tick...
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    discovered in 1902. R. rickettsii is the causative agent of Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever and is transferred to its host via a tick bite. It is one of...
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    along the Rocky Mountains. This tick is generally a vector for Colorado tick fever, but can also be a vector for Rocky Mountain spotted fever and tularemia...
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    infection, Rocky Mountain spotted fever. Colorado tick fever is probably the same disease that American pioneers referred to as "mountain fever". Colorado...
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    Typhus (redirect from Typhus Fever)
    typhus fever, is a group of infectious diseases that include epidemic typhus, scrub typhus, and murine typhus. Common symptoms include fever, headache...
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  • Dermacentor were the main vectors of Rickettsia rickettsii that caused Rocky mountain spotted fever in humans. Price was born in New York City in 1923. He had one...
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    Boutonneuse fever (also called Mediterranean spotted fever, fièvre boutonneuse, Kenya tick typhus, Indian tick typhus, Marseilles fever, or Astrakhan fever) is...
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    paper – April 2018" (PDF). WHO. April 2018 – via apps.who.int. Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever, About.com. Accessed 2012-05-28. Roseola Infantum at eMedicine...
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  • within a group known as spotted fever rickettsiosis together with Rickettsia parkeri rickettsiosis, Rocky Mountain spotted fever, and rickettsialpox. These...
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    parkeri cases with 208 Rocky Mountain spotted fever cases caused by R. rickettsii. Although both R. parkeri and R. rickettsii caused fever, rash, myalgia, and...
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    returning from South Africa. Boutonneuse fever Rocky Mountain spotted fever Flea-borne spotted fever "African Tick-Bite Fever". wwwnc.cdc.gov. March 2013. Archived...
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    Symptoms may resemble those of measles, rubella, or possibly Rocky Mountain spotted fever. These symptoms are likely caused by a vasculitis caused by the...
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    bacteria responsible for several diseases in humans, including Rocky Mountain spotted fever and tularemia (Francisella tularensis). It is one of the best-known...
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    infection, R. parkeri rickettsiosis, can be differentiated from Rocky Mountain spotted fever by the presence of an eschar at the site of inoculation. Eschar...
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    Infectious mononucleosis Marburg virus Neisseria meningitidis Rocky Mountain spotted fever Scarlet fever Typhus Streptococcal pharyngitis – Petechiae on the soft...
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    that the vector that carried the pathogen for Rocky Mountain spotted fever is a tick, the Rocky Mountain wood tick (Dermacentor andersoni; some other species...
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    contact is normally discouraged, as their ticks can be vectors to Rocky Mountain spotted fever. The European Association of Zoos and Aquaria asked Drusillas...
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    classified separately from the other typhi. Signs and symptoms include fever, headache, muscle pain, cough, and gastrointestinal symptoms. More virulent...
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  • of rickettsioses include typhus, both endemic and epidemic, Rocky Mountain spotted fever, and Rickettsialpox.[citation needed] Organisms involved include...
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    Babesiosis (redirect from Texas fever)
    without severe winters. In cattle, the disease is known as Texas cattle fever or redwater. Half of all children and a quarter of previously healthy adults...
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    rickettsialpox, boutonneuse fever, African tick bite fever, Rocky Mountain spotted fever, Flinders Island spotted fever, and Queensland tick typhus (Australian...
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    and Rocky Mountain spotted fever. Specifically, doxycycline is indicated for treatment of the following diseases: Rocky Mountain spotted fever, typhus...
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  • Trench fever (also known as "five-day fever", "quintan fever" (Latin: febris quintana), and "urban trench fever") is a moderately serious disease transmitted...
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    weeks of contact with the causative organism. Signs/Symptoms may include: Fever Chills Headache Confusion Cough Rapid Breathing Body/Muscle Aches Rash Nausea...
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    HIV/AIDS, Harden also authored books on the history of the NIH and Rocky Mountain spotted fever. She is a past president of the Society for History in the Federal...
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  • Pontiac fever is an acute, nonfatal respiratory disease caused by various species of Gram-negative bacteria in the genus Legionella. It causes a mild...
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    are well known for carrying diseases, such as Lyme disease and Rocky Mountain spotted fever. Chiggers are known primarily for their itchy bite, but they...
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  • Japanese spotted fever is a condition characterized by a rash that has early macules, and later, in some patients, petechiae. It is caused by Rickettsia...
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