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Most practitioners are able to diagnose rickettsialpox simply on the basis of its rising and falling fever, and its characteristic rash. Occasionally, blood will be drawn and tests performed to demonstrate the presence of antibodies
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∙ 13y ago
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∙ 14y agoRickettsial disease is often diagnosed initially by a classic 'bulls eye' rash. Â?There will be general debility, headache, fever, swollen glands, sore throat and other typical symptoms of an infectious disease. Â?It is confirmed by blood tests.
Not all cases of Rickettsia show a bulls eye rash though, so diagnosis cannot depend solely on that.
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