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spotted fever
spotted fevern.1. Any of various often fatal infectious diseases, such as typhus and Rocky Mountain spotted fever, characterized by skin eruptions and caused by rickettsia that are transmitted by ticks and mites.2. An epidemic form of cerebrospinal meningitis.spotted fever n (Pathology) any of various severe febrile diseases characterized by small irregular spots on the skin, as in Rocky Mountain spotted fever or tick fever spot′ted fe′ver
n. 1. any of several fevers characterized by spots on the skin, as Rocky Mountain spotted fever. 2. tick fever. Thesaurus| Noun | 1. | spotted fever - any of several severe febrile diseases characterized by skin rashes or spots on the skinrickettsial disease, rickettsiosis - infectious disease caused by ticks or mites or body lice infected with rickettsial bacteriamountain fever, Rocky Mountain spotted fever, tick fever - caused by rickettsial bacteria and transmitted by wood ticks |
EncyclopediaSeeRocky Mountain spotted feverspotted fever
spotted fever a febrile disease characterized by a skin eruption, such as Rocky Mountain spotted fever, boutonneuse fever, and other infections due to tickborne rickettsiae.spot·ted fe·vertick typhus caused by Rickettsia rickettsii in North and South America and in Siberia.spotted fevern.1. Any of various often fatal infectious diseases, such as typhus and Rocky Mountain spotted fever, characterized by skin eruptions and caused by rickettsia that are transmitted by ticks and mites.2. An epidemic form of cerebrospinal meningitis.spotted fever (1) Rocky Mountain spotted fever, see there.
(2) A generic term for any tick-borne rickettsial disease clinically characterised by macular rash—e.g., boutonneuse fever, north Queensland tick typhus, Siberian tick typhus.spotted fever Rocky Mountain spotted fever, see there. spot·ted fever (spot'ĕd fē'vĕr) Tick typhus caused by various species of the bacterial genus Rickettsia in North and South America, Europe, Africa, and Asia. spotted fever One of a range of serious Rickettsial infectious diseases, such as TYPHUS and ROCKY MOUNTAIN SPOTTED FEVER, that feature conspicuous skin rashes. 2. An epidemic form of CEREBROSPINAL MENINGITIS. spotted fever
Related to spotted fever: Mediterranean Spotted FeverWords related to spotted fevernoun any of several severe febrile diseases characterized by skin rashes or spots on the skinRelated Words- rickettsial disease
- rickettsiosis
- mountain fever
- Rocky Mountain spotted fever
- tick fever
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