Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever

Rickettsial Infections

Rickettsial infections are caused by germs. They are divided into: Typhus group Spotted fever group Classic scrub typhus group Fleas, ticks, mites, and lice bite our skin. They transfer their germs when they bite. You can also get the germ from the stool of infected fleas and lice, which can be transmitted through the skin by itching or scratching. Sometimes, dust is contaminated with this material. This can be breathed into the lungs or rubbed into the eyes. The germ infects your blood and muscles. It can damage your tissues and cause serious health problems.

Fight an infection,Lower fever,Help with pain,Ease breathing problems

Body tissue dies,Kidney problems,Lung problems,Heart problems,Brain problems,Deafness,Death

Emergency Medicine,Infectious Disease

A. phagocytophilum,Anaplasma,E. canis,E. chaffeensis,E. ewingii,E. muris eauclairensis,E. muris muris,Ehrlichia,N. mikurensis,N. sennetsu,O. chuto,O. tsutsugamushi,R. aeschlimannii,R. africae,R. akari,R. australis,R. conorii,R. felis,R. Heilong-jiangensis,R. Helvetica,R. honei,R. japonica,R. massiliae,R. monacensis,R. parkeri,R. prowazekii,R. raoultii,R. rickettsia,R. sibirica mongolitimonae,R. sibirica,R. slovaca,R. species 364D,R. typhi,African Tick Bite Fever,African Tick-Bite Fever,Aneruptive Fever,Bouton-Neuse Fever,Boutonneuse Fever,Brazilian Spotted Fever,Brill-Zinsser Disease,Cat Flea Rickettsiosis,DEBONEL,Dermacentor-borne Necrosis and Lymphadenopathy,Epidemic Typhus,Far Eastern Spotted Fever,Febre Maculosa,Flinders Island Spotted Fever,Japanese Spotted Fever,Louse-borne Typhus,Lymphangitis Associated Rickettsiosis,Mediterranean Spotted Fever,Minas Gerais Exanthematic Typhus,Murine Typhus,Neoerlichia,Neorickettsia,North Asian Tick Typhus,Oriental Spotted Fever,Orientia,Pacific Coast Tick Fever,Queensland Tick Typhus,Relapsing Louse-borne Typhus,Ricketsia,Rickettsia,Rickettsia Massiliae Spotted Fever,Rickettsial and Related Infections,Rickettsial Fevers,Rickettsialpox,Rickettsiosis,RMSP,Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever,Sao Paulo Exanthematic Typhus,Scalp Eschar and Neck Lymphadenopathy After Tick Bite,Scrub Typhus,SENLAT,Sennetsu Fever,SFGR,Siberian Tick Typhus,Spotted Fever Group Rickettsial Infections,Sylvatic Typhus,Thai Tick Typhus,TIBOLA,Tick-Borne Spotted Fever,Tickborne Lymphadenopathy,Tickborne Spotted Fever,Tsutsugamushi Disease

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