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Rocky Mountain spotted fever There are two main ticks responsible for spreading rocky mountain spotted fever: the Rocky Mountain wood tick and the American dog tick.
—Jocelyn Solis-Moreira, Popular Science, 27 Mar. 2023
Nicholle was a master researcher of infectious diseases and made many discoveries regarding the pathology and epidemiology of brucellosis, leishmaniasis, measles, rinderpest, scarlet fever, Mediterranean spotted fever, toxoplasmosis, trachoma and tuberculosis.
—Rebecca Kreston, Discover Magazine, 21 Mar. 2012
North American opossums are known to carry leptospirosis, tuberculosis, coccidiosis, spotted fever and tularemia, according to Critter Control.
—Clare Mulroy, USA TODAY, 7 Nov. 2022
Removing ticks quickly can reduce the risk of catching Lyme Disease or spotted fever rickettsiosis.
—al, 13 June 2022
The species is more likely than others to carry the pathogen causing Tidewater spotted fever, which could cause a headache, muscle aches and rash, among other things.
—From Usa Today Network and Wire Reports, USA TODAY, 27 July 2021
Other tick-borne diseases include anaplasmosis, babesiosis, ehrlichiosis, spotted fever rickettsiosis and tularemia.
—Rachel Trent, CNN, 12 July 2021
Tidewater spotted fever can cause fever, muscle aches, headaches, and a rash.
—Elyse Kelly, Washington Examiner, 22 Feb. 2021
Cases of Lyme disease, Powassan virus; spotted fever rickettsiosis, including Rocky Mountain spotted fever, anaplasmosis, ehrlichiosis, babesiosis and tularemia all increased last year.
—Ashley Welch, CBS News, 14 Nov. 2018
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First Known Use
1623, in the meaning defined above
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“Spotted fever.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/spotted%20fever. Accessed 8 Nov. 2024.
Kids Definition
spotted fever
noun
: any of various diseases (as Rocky Mountain spotted fever and typhus) that are characterized by fever and spots on the skin
Medical Definition
spotted fever
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