Rocky Mountain fever
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Rocky Mountain spotted fever — Rocky Moun·tain spotted fever räk ē mau̇nt ən n an acute bacterial disease that is characterized by chills, fever, prostration, pains in muscles and joints, and a red purple eruption and that is caused by a bacterium of the genus Rickettsia (R.… … Medical dictionary
Rocky Mountain spotted fever — ☆ Rocky Mountain spotted fever n. [from being first discovered in the ROCKY MOUNTAINS] an acute infectious disease caused by a rickettsia (Rickettsia rickettsii), transmitted to human beings by certain ticks (esp. genus Dermacentor), and… … English World dictionary
Rocky Mountain wood tick — n a widely distributed wood tick of the genus Dermacentor (D. andersoni) of western No. America that is a vector of Rocky Mountain spotted fever and sometimes causes tick paralysis * * * Dermacentor andersoni … Medical dictionary
Rocky Mountain spotted fever — DiseaseDisorder infobox Name = PAGENAME Caption = Petechial rash caused by rocky mountain spotted fever on the arm ICD10 = ICD10|A|77|0|a|75 ICD9 = ICD9|082.0 ICDO = OMIM = DiseasesDB = 31130 MedlinePlus = 000654 eMedicineSubj = emerg… … Wikipedia
Rocky Mountain spotted fever — Pathol. an infectious disease characterized by high fever, pains in joints, bones, and muscles, and a cutaneous eruption, caused by rickettsii and transmitted by ticks: first reported in the Rocky Mountain area, but now more widely distributed.… … Universalium
Fever, Rocky Mountain spotted (RMSF) — An acute febrile (feverish) disease initially recognized in the Rocky Mountain states, caused by Rickettsia rickettsii transmitted by hard shelled (ixodid) ticks. Occurs only in the Western Hemisphere. Anyone frequenting tick infested areas is at … Medical dictionary
Rocky Mountain spotted fever (RMSF) — An acute febrile (feverish) disease initially recognized in the Rocky Mountain states, caused by Rickettsia rickettsii transmitted by hard shelled (ixodid) ticks. Occurs only in the Western Hemisphere. Anyone frequenting tick infested areas is at … Medical dictionary
Rocky-Mountain-Fleckfieber — Klassifikation nach ICD 10 A77.0 Zeckenbissfieber durch Rickettsia rickettsii Rocky Mountain Fieber São Paulo Fieber … Deutsch Wikipedia
mountain fever — noun caused by rickettsial bacteria and transmitted by wood ticks • Syn: ↑Rocky Mountain spotted fever, ↑tick fever • Hypernyms: ↑spotted fever * * * noun 1. : any of various febrile diseases occurring in mountainous regions: as … Useful english dictionary
Rocky Mountain spotted fever — noun caused by rickettsial bacteria and transmitted by wood ticks • Syn: ↑mountain fever, ↑tick fever • Hypernyms: ↑spotted fever … Useful english dictionary
