Rocky Mountain spotted fever
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[edit]Etymology
[edit]"Rocky Mountain" refers to the US Rocky Mountains, where the disease was first identified. "Spotted fever" refers to the rash and the fever that are the most obvious symptoms.
Noun
[edit]Rocky Mountain spotted fever (usually uncountable, plural Rocky Mountain spotted fevers)
- A disease of the Americas characterized by fever and rashes, caused by bacteria of the species Rickettsia rickettsii and transmitted by ticks.
Translations
[edit]viral disease
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See also
[edit]- American dog tick (Dermacentor variabilis)
- Rocky Mountain wood tick (Dermacentor andersoni)
- wood tick (Dermacentor variabilis)
- brown dog tick (Rhipicephalus sanguineus)
References
[edit]- Rocky Mountain spotted fever on Wikipedia.Wikipedia