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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… Expand
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Rickettsia InfectionsTick-borne rickettsiosisunspecified spotted fever

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Review
2015
Review
2015
Recommendations for laparoscopic liver resection: a report from the second international consensus conference held in Morioka.
The use of laparoscopy for liver surgery is increasing rapidly. The Second International Consensus Conference on Laparoscopic… Expand
Highly Cited
2008
Highly Cited
2008
Tick-borne diseases in North Carolina: is "Rickettsia amblyommii" a possible cause of rickettsiosis reported as Rocky Mountain spotted fever?
Cases of Rocky Mountain spotted fever (RMSF) in North Carolina have escalated markedly since 2000. In 2005, we identified a… Expand
Highly Cited
2008
Highly Cited
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… Expand
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Review
2007
Review
2007
Rocky Mountain spotted fever.
Rocky Mountain spotted fever (RMSF) is a life-threatening disease caused by Rickettsia rickettsii, an obligately intracellular… Expand
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Highly Cited
2006
Highly Cited
2006
Diagnosis and management of tickborne rickettsial diseases: Rocky Mountain spotted fever, ehrlichioses, and anaplasmosis--United States: a practical guide for physicians and other health-care and…
Tickborne rickettsial diseases (TBRD) continue to cause severe illness and death in otherwise healthy adults and children… Expand
Highly Cited
2005
Highly Cited
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… Expand
Review
2004
Review
2004
Qualidade de vida e saúde: aspectos conceituais e metodológicos
The quality of life (QL) concept has led to extensive scientific research and has been increasingly used by health care… Expand
Highly Cited
1994
Highly Cited
1994
Empowerment through Photo Novella: Portraits of Participation
Photo novella does not entrust cameras to health specialists, policymakers, or profes sional photographers, but puts them in the… Expand
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Review
1988
Review
1988
Empowerment Education: Freire's Ideas Adapted to Health Education
Empowerment Education is proposed as an effective health education and preven tion model that promotes health in all personal and… Expand
Highly Cited
1984
Highly Cited
1984
Rocky Mountain spotted fever: clinical, laboratory, and epidemiological features of 262 cases.
Most previous reports of Rocky Mountain spotted fever (RMSF) have included cases either not laboratory confirmed or confirmed by… Expand
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