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Rocky Mountain spotted fever
noun
Definition of ROCKY MOUNTAIN SPOTTED FEVER
: an acute disease that is characterized by chills, fever, prostration, pains in muscles and joints, and a red to purple eruption and that is caused by a rickettsia (Rickettsia rickettsii) usually transmitted by an ixodid tick and especially either the American dog tick or a wood tick (Dermacentor andersoni)
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First Known Use of ROCKY MOUNTAIN SPOTTED FEVER
1905
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Rocky Mountain spotted fever
noun Rocky Moun·tain spotted fever \ˈräk-ē-ˈmau̇nt-ən-\
Medical Definition of ROCKY MOUNTAIN SPOTTED FEVER
: an acute bacterial disease that is characterized by chills, fever, prostration, pains in muscles and joints, and a red purple eruption and that is caused by a bacterium of the genus Rickettsia (R. rickettsii) usually transmitted by ixodid ticks and especially by the American dog tick and Rocky Mountain wood tick
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