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Rickettsialpox
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Description
A mild febrile illness characterized by a papulovesicular skin rash at the site of a mite bite. The causative agent is Rickettsia akari, a member of the spotted fever group, and transmitted by a colorless mite, Liponyssoides sanguineus, which is found on house mice (Mus musculus). Occurs mostly in cities.
Description
A mild febrile illness characterized by a papulovesicular skin rash at the site of a mite bite. The causative agent is Rickettsia akari, a member of the spotted fever group, and transmitted by a colorless mite, Liponyssoides sanguineus, which is found on house mice (Mus musculus). Occurs mostly in cities.
Rickettsialpox
Rickettsialpox
(Site) - Information from Principal Health News.
Rickettsialpox
(Site) - Detailed information from eMedicine.com.
Rickettsialpox in North Carolina: A Case Report
(Site) - Information and images from Emerging Infectious Diseases.
MedlinePlus: Rickettsial Pox
(Site) - Information and resources about the disease.
Last update: 2008-05-06 13:31:57
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