Meaning Of The Word Rocky Mountain spotted fever
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Rocky Mountain spotted fever Meaning
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What's The Definition Of Rocky Mountain spotted fever?
Rocky Mountain spotted fever in American English
an acute infectious disease caused by a rickettsia (Rickettsia rickettsii), transmitted to human beings by certain ticks (esp. genus Dermacentor), and characterized by fever, muscular pains, and skin eruptions noun: 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 Rocky Mountain spotted fever in British English noun: an acute rickettsial disease characterized by high fever, chills, pain in muscles and joints, skin rash, etc. It is caused by the bite of a tick infected with the microorganism Rickettsia rickettsii |
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