Rocky Mountain spotted fever (DOID:0050052)
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Synonyms: Brazillian spotted; Choix; Exanthematic typhus of Sao Paulo; Fiebre maculosa; Fiebre manchada; Sao Paulo typhus; So Paulo fever; Tick typhus; Tobia fever
Alt IDs: DOID:0050056, DOID:1708, MESH:D012373
Definition: A spotted fever that has_material_basis_in Rickettsia rickettsii, which is transmitted_by ticks (Dermacentor variabilis and Dermacentor andersoni). The infection has_symptom fever, has_symptom headache, has_symptom abdominal pain, and has_symptom maculopapular rash progressing into papular or petechial rash.