Spotted Fever Group Rickettsiosis

A group of arthropod-borne diseases caused by spotted fever bio-group members of RICKETTSIA. They are characterized by fever, headache, and petechial (spotted) rash.

Also Known As:

Rickettsialpox; African Tick-Bite Fever; Far Eastern Spotted Fever; Flinders Island Spotted Fever; Japanese Spotted Fever; North Asian Tick Typhus; Queensland Tick Typhus; Rickettsia aeschlimannii Infection; Rickettsia africae Infection; Rickettsia akari Infection; Rickettsia australis Infection; Rickettsia slovaca Infection; Spotted Fever Group Rickettsioses; Spotted Fevers; TIBOLA; Tick-Borne Lymphadenopathy; African Tick Bite Fever; Fever, African Tick-Bite; Fever, Japanese Spotted; Fever, Spotted; Fevers, Japanese Spotted; Fevers, Spotted; Infection, Rickettsia aeschlimannii; Infection, Rickettsia africae; Infection, Rickettsia akari; Infection, Rickettsia australis; Infection, Rickettsia slovaca; Infections, Rickettsia aeschlimannii; Infections, Rickettsia africae; Infections, Rickettsia akari; Infections, Rickettsia australis; Infections, Rickettsia slovaca; Japanese Spotted Fevers; Lymphadenopathies, Tick-Borne; Lymphadenopathy, Tick-Borne; Rickettsia aeschlimannii Infections; Rickettsia africae Infections; Rickettsia akari Infections; Rickettsia australis Infections; Rickettsia slovaca Infections; Spotted Fever; Spotted Fever, Japanese; Tick Borne Lymphadenopathy; Tick Typhus, Queensland; Tick-Bite Fever, African; Tick-Borne Lymphadenopathies; Typhus, Queensland Tick

Infections: 539155
- Vector Borne Diseases: 391
  - Tick-Borne Diseases: 525
    - Spotted Fever Group Rickettsiosis: 582
- Bacterial Infections and Mycoses: 1
  - Bacterial Infections: 25267
    - Gram-Negative Bacterial Infections: 959
      - Rickettsiaceae Infections: 1
        Rickettsia Infections: 357
        Spotted Fever Group Rickettsiosis: 582

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