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African tick typhus — One of the tick borne rickettsial diseases of the eastern hemisphere, similar to Rocky Mountain spotted fever, but less severe, with fever, a small ulcer (tache noire) at the site of the tick bite, swollen glands nearby (satellite… … Medical dictionary
Tick-borne rickettsioses of the eastern hemisphere — There are 3 known diseases caused by infection with rickettsial agents. They are North Asian tick borne rickettsiosis, Queensland tick typhus, and African tick typhus (fičvre boutonneuse) … Medical dictionary
tick — An acarine of the families Ixodidae (hard ticks) or Argasidae (soft ticks), which contain many bloodsucking species that are important pests of humans and domestic birds and mammals, and that probably exceed all other arthropods in the number and … Medical dictionary
North Asian tick typhus — Classification and external resources ICD 10 A77.2 ICD 9 082.2 … Wikipedia
Murine typhus — Classification and external resources ICD 10 A75.2 ICD 9 081.0 … Wikipedia
Rickettsioses of the eastern hemisphere, tick-borne — There are 3 known diseases caused by infection with rickettsial agents. They are North Asian tick borne rickettsiosis, Queensland tick typhus, and African tick typhus (fičvre boutonneuse) … Medical dictionary
Conor and Bruch disease — African tick typhus, one of the tick borne rickettsial diseases of the eastern hemisphere similar to Rocky Mountain spotted fever but less severe. Characteristic features include fever, a small ulcer (tache noire) at the site of the tick bite,… … Medical dictionary
Disease, Conor and Bruch — African tick typhus, one of the tick borne rickettsial diseases of the eastern hemisphere similar to Rocky Mountain spotted fever but less severe. Characteristic features include fever, a small ulcer (tache noire) at the site of the tick bite,… … Medical dictionary
Fičvre boutonneuse — African tick typhus, one of the tick borne rickettsial diseases of the eastern hemisphere, similar to Rocky Mountain spotted fever, but less severe, with fever, a small ulcer (tache noire) at the site of the tick bite, swollen glands nearby… … Medical dictionary
Fever — Although a fever technically is any body temperature above the normal of 98.6 degrees F. (37 degrees C.), in practice a person is usually not considered to have a significant fever until the temperature is above 100.4 degrees F (38 degrees C.).… … Medical dictionary
