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Rocky Mountain spotted fever

 
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–noun Pathology.
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.
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1885–90, Americanism
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Fever
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Rocky Mountain spotted fever  
n.  An acute infectious disease that is caused by a microorganism (Rickettsia rickettsii) transmitted by ticks, is characterized by muscular pains, high fever, and skin eruptions, and is endemic throughout North America.
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Main Entry: Rocky Moun·tain spotted fever
Pronunciation: 'räk-E-'maunt-&n-
Function: noun
: an acute bacterial disease that ischaracterized 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. rickettii) usuallytransmitted by ixodid ticks and especially by the American dog tick and Rocky Mountain wood tick
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Rocky Mountain spotted fever Rock·y Moun·tain spotted fever (rŏk'ē moun'tən)
n.
An acute infectious disease that is caused by Rickettsia rickettsii transmitted by ticks, is characterized by muscular pains, high fever, and skin eruptions, and is endemic throughout North America.

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Rocky Mountain spotted fever   (rŏk'ē)  Pronunciation Key 
An acute infection caused by the bacteria Rickettssia Rickettii and transmitted by ticks of the family Ixodidae. It is characterized by fever, extreme exhaustion, muscle pains, and skin rash.
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