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rickettsiosis
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rickettsiosis /rick·ett·si·o·sis/ (rĭ-ket″se-o´sis) infection with rickettsiae.
rick·ett·si·o·sis (r-kts-ss)
n.
Infection with Rickettsia bacteria.
rickettsiosis
[riket′sē·ō′sis] pl. rickettsioses
Etymology: Howard T. Ricketts; Gk, osis, condition
any of a group of infectious diseases caused by microorganisms of the genus Rickettsia. Kinds of rickettsioses include a spotted fever group (boutonneuse fever, rickettsialpox, Rocky Mountain spotted fever), a typhus group (epidemic typhus, murine typhus, scrub typhus), and a miscellaneous group (Q fever, trench fever). See also Rickettsia.
rickettsiosis
disease caused by infection with rickettsiae. Includes disease now more commonly called ehrlichiosis.
canine rickettsiosis
see canine ehrlichiosis.


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