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Meaning of RICKETSIALPOX

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 Definition: [n]  mild infectious rickettsial disease caused by a bacterium of the genus Rickettsia transmitted to humans by the bite a mite that lives on rodents; characterized by chills and fever and headache and skin lesions that resemble chickenpox
 
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 See Also: rickettsial disease, rickettsiosis

 

 

 

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