Preferred Label : rocky mountain spotted fever;

MeSH definition : 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 America. Characteristics include a sudden onset with headache and chills and fever lasting about two to three weeks. A cutaneous rash commonly appears on the extremities and trunk about the fourth day of illness.;

MeSH synonym : typhus, sao paulo; sao paulo typhus; Rickettsia rickettsii Infection; Infection, Rickettsia rickettsii; Rickettsia rickettsii Infections; Brazilian Spotted Fever; Fever, Brazilian Spotted; Spotted Fever, Brazilian;

MeSH annotation : caused by Rickettsia rickettsii; for X ref, in titles & translations use diacrit: São Paulo;

Wikipedia link : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rocky Mountain spotted fever;

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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 America. Characteristics include a sudden onset with headache and chills and fever lasting about two to three weeks. A cutaneous rash commonly appears on the extremities and trunk about the fourth day of illness.

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