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spotted fever

DEFINITIONS OF: spotted fever

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n any of several severe febrile diseases characterized by skin rashes or spots on the skin

Types:
Rocky Mountain spotted fever, mountain fever, tick fever
caused by rickettsial bacteria and transmitted by wood ticks
Type of:
rickettsial disease, rickettsiosis
infectious disease caused by ticks or mites or body lice infected with rickettsial bacteria
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