Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever [horečka Skalistých hor]
- Terms
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Brazilian Spotted Fever
Rickettsia rickettsii Infection
Sao Paulo Typhus
Typhus, Sao Paulo
An acute febrile illness caused by RICKETTSIA RICKETTSII. 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.
- Annotation
- caused by Rickettsia rickettsii; for X ref, in titles & translations use diacrit: São Paulo
- DUI
- D012373 MeSH Browser
- CUI
- M0019235
- History note
- SAO PAULO TYPHUS was see under ROCKY MOUNTAIN SPOTTED FEVER 1963-76
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