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spotted fever

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spot·ted fever (sptd)
n.
A tick typhus caused by Rickettsia rickettsii, such as Rocky Mountain spotted fever.
spotted fever.
Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever
An exanthematous disease common in the eastern US from April to October even in large cities—e.g., NYC
Agent Rickettsia rickettsii
Hosts Furry woodland creatures—rodents, et al
Vectors Wood—Dermacentor andersoni and D variabilis (dog) ticks
Lab Weil-Felix test is positive for antibodies to OX-19 and OX-2
Management Tetracycline, chloramphenicol
Mortality 3-10%; increased in blacks, increased > age 40
spotted fever 
a febrile disease characterized by a skin eruption, such as Rocky Mountain spotted fever, boutonneuse fever, and other infections due to tickborne rickettsiae.
spotted
characterized by spots.
spotted brown snake
see demansianuchalis affinis.
spotted dick
see dalmatian.
spotted emu bush
eremophilamaculata.
spotted fever
a febrile disease characterized by a skin eruption, such as Rocky Mountain spotted fever, boutonneuse fever, and other human infections due to tickborne rickettsiae.
spotted fever tick
dermacentorandersoni.
spotted fuschia
eremophilamaculata.
spotted gar
the fish Lepisosteus occulatus.
spotted-headed snake
demansiaolivaceae.
spotted hemlock
conium maculatum.
spotted horse
Appaloosa.
spotted locoweed
astragaluslentiginosus.
spotted persicaria
polygonumpersicaria.
spotted fever
Rocky Mountain spotted fever, see there
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