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Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever

Known as: FIEBRE MACULOSA, rocky mountain tick fever, Sao Paulo fever 
An acute febrile illness caused by RICKETTSIA RICKETTSII. It is transmitted to humans by bites of infected ticks and occurs only in North and South… (More)

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Rickettsia InfectionsTick feverunspecified spotted fever

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2008
2008
Rocky Mountain spotted fever in Argentina.
We describe the first molecular confirmation of Rickettsia rickettsii, the cause of Rocky Mountain spotted fever (RMSF), from a… (More)
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2008
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2008
Rickettsia parkeri rickettsiosis and its clinical distinction from Rocky Mountain spotted fever.
BACKGROUND Rickettsia parkeri rickettsiosis, a recently identified spotted fever transmitted by the Gulf Coast tick (Amblyomma… (More)
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2006
2006
Rocky mountain spotted fever in the United States, 1997-2002.
The increased incidence of Rocky Mountain spotted fever (RMSF) in 1997-2002 compared with previous years may be related to… (More)
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2005
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2005
Rocky Mountain spotted fever from an unexpected tick vector in Arizona.
BACKGROUND Rocky Mountain spotted fever is a life-threatening, tick-borne disease caused by Rickettsia rickettsii. This disease… (More)
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2000
2000
Rocky Mountain spotted fever in the United States, 1993-1996.
During 1993 through 1996, 2,313 cases of Rocky Mountain spotted fever (RMSF) were reported to the Centers for Disease Control and… (More)
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1995
1995
Therapeutic delay and mortality in cases of Rocky Mountain spotted fever.
We conducted a retrospective cohort study of patients with Rocky Mountain spotted fever (RMSF) at a university hospital in order… (More)
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1981
1981
The occurrence of eschars in Rocky Mountain spotted fever.
Two patients with fatal, laboratory-confirmed Rocky Mountain spotted fever (RMSF) were noted early in their course to have a skin… (More)
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1978
1978
Rocky mountain spotted fever caused by blood transfusion.
Transfusion of 500 ml of blood, contributed by a donor three days before the onset of Rocky Mountain spotted fever and… (More)
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1976
1976
Microimmunofluorescence test for the serological study of rocky mountain spotted fever and typhus.
A microimmunofluorescence test was used to study antibody responses to various spotted fever group and typhus group rickettsiae… (More)
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1976
1976
Rocky Mountain spotted fever: epidemiology of an increasing problem.
Reported cases of Rocky Mountain spotted fever in the United States have been increasing since 1960 and reached an all-time high… (More)
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