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spotted fever

a febrile disease characterized by a skin eruption, such as Rocky Mountain spotted fever, boutonneuse fever, and other infections due to tickborne rickettsiae.

spot·ted fe·ver

tick typhus caused by Rickettsia rickettsii in North and South America and in Siberia.

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spotted fever

1. Any of various often fatal infectious diseases, such as typhus and Rocky Mountain spotted fever, characterized by skin eruptions and caused by rickettsia that are transmitted by ticks and mites.

2. An epidemic form of cerebrospinal meningitis.

spotted fever

(1) Rocky Mountain spotted fever, see there.
(2) A generic term for any tick-borne rickettsial disease clinically characterised by macular rash—e.g., boutonneuse fever, north Queensland tick typhus, Siberian tick typhus.

spotted fever

Rocky Mountain spotted fever, see there.

spot·ted fever

(spot'ĕd fē'vĕr)

Tick typhus caused by various species of the bacterial genus Rickettsia in North and South America, Europe, Africa, and Asia.

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spotted fever

One of a range of serious Rickettsial infectious diseases, such as TYPHUS and ROCKY MOUNTAIN SPOTTED FEVER, that feature conspicuous skin rashes.

2. An epidemic form of CEREBROSPINAL MENINGITIS.

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References in periodicals archive ?

Distinguishing Japanese spotted fever and scrub typhus, Central Japan, 2004-2015.

Rickettsia japonica Infection after Land Leech Bite, Japan

Participating health care providers, laboratorians, public health partners, state health departments, public health laboratories; the Council of State and Territorial Epidemiologists; the Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever Working Group; Eric Mandel, John Krebs, F.

Diagnostic Methods Used to Classify Confirmed and Probable Cases of Spotted Fever Rickettsioses--United States, 2010-2015

A fatal case series of Rocky Mountain spotted fever in Sonora, Mexico.

Long term neurologic sequelae in a Mexican rocky mountain spotted fever case

R bellii is the Rickettsia species most commonly infecting ticks that are of great importance in the epidemiology of spotted fever, i.e.

Exposure of Baixadeiro horses to Rickettsia spp. and to ticks infected by Rickettsia amblyommatis in the Baixada Maranhense micro-region, Maranhao, Brazil/Exposicao dos cavalos Baixadeiro a Rickettsia spp. e carrapatos infectados pela Rickettsia amblyommatis na Baixada Maranhense, microrregiao do Estado do Maranhao, Brasil

Pacola et al., "Features of Brazilian Spotted Fever in Two Different Endemic Areas in Brazil," Ticks and Tick-borne Diseases, vol.

Presence of Rickettsia Species in a Marginalized Area of Yucatan, Mexico

The American Dog Tick (Dermacentor variabilis) feeds on dogs and humans and can spread Rocky Mountain spotted fever. The Lone Star tick (Amblyomma americanum), characterized by the bright white spot on its back, spreads the human bacteria ehrlichiosis and tularemia and is occasionally diagnosed in dogs.

Ticks become a full-time menace: warmer weather and an increase in their carrier combine to extend their reach and health threat

Tidewater spotted fever, also known as Rickettsia parkeri rickettsiosis or American boutoneuse fever, has been a recently described human disease even though the causative agent, R parkeri, has been known since its isolation in 1937.

Emerging tick-borne Rickettsia and Ehrlichia at joint base Langley-Eustis, fort Eustis, Virginia

Spatial clustering by disease severity among reported Rocky Mountain spotted fever cases in the United States, 2001-2005.

Detection of spotted fever group Rickettsiae in birds and ticks in Tennessee

Rickettsial Infections in South India-how to spot the spotted fever. Indian Pediatr 2001; 38(12): 1393-6.

Serological evidence of rickettsial infections in and around davangere

Deciphering the relationships between Rickettsia conorii and Rhipicephalus sanguineus in the ecology and epidemiology of Mediterranean spotted fever. Ann N Y Acad Sci 2009; 1166:49-54.

Malignant mediterranean spotted fever

Doxycycline is the first-line agent used for treatment of Rocky Mountain spotted fever in children of all ages.

Identifying emergencies involving fever and rash

Unlike Rocky Mountain spotted fever, where a petechial or maculopapular rash occurs in 90% of cases, about 10% of patients with ehrlichiosis or anaplasmosis develop a rash.