Rickettsia rickettsii


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Related to Rickettsia rickettsii: Borrelia burgdorferi, Rickettsia akari, Rickettsia prowazekii

Rick·ett·si·a rick·ett·si·i

a bacterial species, the agent of Rocky Mountain spotted fever, South African tick-bite fever, São Paulo exanthematic typhus of Brazil, Tobia fever of Colombia, and spotted fevers of Minas Gerais and Mexico; transmitted by infected ixodid ticks, especially Dermacentor andersoni and D. variabilis.
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Rick·ett·si·a rick·ett·si·i

(ri-ket'sē-ă ri-ket'sē-ī)
The bacterial agent of Rocky Mountain spotted fever and its geographic variants; transmitted by infected ixodid ticks, especially Dermacentor andersoni and D. variabilis.
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Ricketts,

Howard T., U.S. pathologist, 1871-1910.
Rickettsia akari - a species causing human rickettsialpox.
Rickettsia australis - a species causing a spotted fever.
Rickettsia conrii - an African species probably causing boutonneuse fever.
Rickettsia prowazekii - a species causing epidemic typhus.
Rickettsia rickettsii - the agent of Rocky Mountain spotted fever.
Rickettsia sibirica - the agent of Siberian or North Asian tick typhus.
Rickettsia tsutsugamushi - a species causing tsutsugamushi disease and scrub typhus.
Rickettsia typhi - a species causing murine or endemic typhus fever.
rickettsial - pertaining to or caused by rickettsiae.
rickettsialpox - an acute disease caused by Rickettsia akari; transmitted by the mite.
rickettsiosis - infection with rickettsiae.
rickettsiostatic - an agent inhibitory to the growth of Rickettsia.
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Experimental Infection of Opossums Didelphis aurita by Rickettsia rickettsii and Evaluation of the Transmission of the Infection to Ticks Amblyommacajennense.
Exposure of Baixadeiro horses to Rickettsia spp. and to ticks infected by Rickettsia amblyommatis in the Baixada Maranhense micro-region, Maranhao, Brazil/Exposicao dos cavalos Baixadeiro a Rickettsia spp. e carrapatos infectados pela Rickettsia amblyommatis na Baixada Maranhense, microrregiao do Estado do Maranhao, Brasil
Los productos secuenciados mostraron una conformacion de 364 pb, que al analizarse arrojaron una identidad del 100% a Rickettsia rickettsii con la cepa Brasilena 647 (No.
DETECCION DE RICKETTSIA RICKETTSII BRUMP (RICKETTSIALES: RICKETTSIACEAE) EN LA GARRAPATA CAFE DEL PERRO RHIPICEPHALUS SANGUINEUS LATREILLE (IXODIDA: IXODIDAE) EN LA COMARCA LAGUNERA, ZONA REEMERGENTE DE FIEBRE MANCHADA EN MEXICO
Experimental infection of rodents with Rickettsia rickettsii. American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene 15:799-806.
Detection of spotted fever group Rickettsiae in birds and ticks in Tennessee
A bacteria gram negativa Rickettsia rickettsii, causadora da febre maculosa, e intracelular obrigatoria e reside no citoplasma do hospedeiro, tanto do vertebrado quanto do vetor invertebrado que a transmite.
A febre maculosa no Brasil
Rocky Mountain spotted fever is caused by the Rickettsia rickettsii bacteria, which are typically spread through tick bites.
Rocky Mountain spotted fever cases on the rise
However, laboratory analysis soon confirmed that some of the ticks carried Rickettsia rickettsii, the bacterium that causes Rocky Mountain spotted fever.
New carrier: common tick implicated in spread of fever
Effect of antipyretic therapy on the duration of illness in experimental influenza A, Shigella sonnei, and Rickettsia rickettsii infections.
Do antipyretics prolong febrile illness?
* Evaluation of Co-feeding Transmission of Rickettsia rickettsii among Amblyomma aureolatum Ticks Exposed to Guinea Pigs Susceptible or Immune to R.
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