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Rocky Mountain spotted fever
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English
Etymology
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
- s Rocky Mountain spotted fever
A disease of the Americas characterized by fever and rashes, caused by bacteria of the species Rickettsia rickettsii species and transmitted by ticks.
en black measles blue disease uncommon
Translations
viral disease
Polish: pl gorączka Gór Skalistych f
Portuguese: pt febre maculosa f, pt doença do carrapato f
See also
American dog tick (Dermacentor variabilis species)
Rocky Mountain wood tick (Dermacentor andersoni species)
wood tick (Dermacentor variabilis species)
brown dog tick (Rhipicephalus sanguineus species)
References
en terms derived from toponyms
en Bacterial diseases Tick-borne diseases