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rickettsialpox

DEFINITIONS OF: rickettsialpox

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n mild infectious rickettsial disease caused by a bacterium of the genus Rickettsia transmitted to humans by the bite a mite that lives on rodents; characterized by chills and fever and headache and skin lesions that resemble chickenpox

Type of:
rickettsial disease, rickettsiosis
infectious disease caused by ticks or mites or body lice infected with rickettsial bacteria
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