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Infections > Vector Borne Diseases > Tick-Borne Diseases > Spotted Fever Group Rickettsiosis > Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever
... > Infections > Bacterial Infections and Mycoses > Bacterial Infections > Gram-Negative Bacterial Infections > Rickettsiaceae Infections > Rickettsia Infections > Spotted Fever Group Rickettsiosis > Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever
... > Infections > Vector Borne Diseases > Rickettsiaceae Infections > Rickettsia Infections > Spotted Fever Group Rickettsiosis > Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever

Preferred term

Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever  

Type

  • Topical Descriptor

Broader concept

Entry terms

  • Brazilian Spotted Fever
  • Fever, Brazilian Spotted
  • Infection, Rickettsia rickettsii
  • Rickettsia rickettsii Infection
  • Rickettsia rickettsii Infections
  • Sao Paulo Typhus
  • Spotted Fever, Brazilian
  • Typhus, Sao Paulo

Note

  • caused by Rickettsia rickettsii; for X ref, in titles & translations use diacrit: São Paulo

Scope note

  • 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.

History note

  • SAO PAULO TYPHUS was see under ROCKY MOUNTAIN SPOTTED FEVER 1963-76

In other languages

  • Kalliovuorten pilkkukuume

    Finnish

  • febris exanthematica Rocky Mountain
  • febris exanthematica Sao Paulensis
  • fläckfeber orsakad av fästingar
  • Rickettsia rickettsii -riketsian aiheuttama pilkkukuume
  • rickettsiosis a Rickettsia rickettsii
  • Rocky Mountain-fläckfeber
  • Sao Paulo
  • Sao Paulo feber
  • Sao Paulon kuume
  • Klippiga bergen-fläckfeber

    Swedish

  • Rocky Mountain-fläckfeber

URI

http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D012373

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