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Terme préférentiel

Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever  

Type

  • mesh:Descriptor

Définition

  • 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.

Synonyme(s)

  • Brazilian Spotted Fever
  • Rickettsia rickettsii Infection
  • Sao Paulo Typhus
  • Typhus, Sao Paulo

Traductions

URI

http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/JVR-H62KKJ3M-5

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RDF/XML TURTLE JSON-LD Date de création 01/01/1999, dernière modification le 13/06/2019