Rickettsialpo Rickettsial Infectious Diseases Conditions and Diseases
A mild febrile illness characterized by a papulovesicular skin rash at the site of a mite bite. The causative agent is Rickettsia akari, a member of the spotted fever group, and transmitted by a colorless mite, Liponyssoides sanguineus, which is found on house mice (Mus musculus). Occurs mostly in cities.
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- Rickettsialpox - Information from Principal Health News.
- Rickettsialpox in North Carolina: A Case Report - Information and images from Emerging Infectious Diseases.
- MedlinePlus: Rickettsial Pox - Information and resources about the disease.
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