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What is Rickettsialpox?
Rickettsialpox is a relatively mild disease caused by a member of the bacterial family called Rickettsia.
Are mites a vector transmitted disease?
No. Mites are parasitic arthropods. They are external parasites, meaning that they do not penetrate the body. They may cause an infestation, but not a disease (or an infection). However, they can be vectors of disease, such as typhus and rickettsialpox.
What causes Rickettsialpox?
The specific bacteria responsible for rickettsialpox is called Rickettsia akari. A person contracts this bacteria through the bite of an infected mite.
What does Rickettsialpox cause?
Rickettsialpox causes rash, fever, chills, heavy sweating, headache, eye pain (especially when exposed to light), weakness, and achy muscles.
What is the prognosis for rickettsialpox?
Prognosis for full recovery from rickettsialpox is excellent. No deaths have ever been reported from this illness, and even the skin rash heals without scarring.
How is rickettsialpox treated?
rickettsialpox is such a mild illness, some practitioners choose to simply treat the symptoms (giving acetaminophen for fever and achiness, pushing fluids to avoid dehydration ). Others will give their patients a course of the antibiotic tetracycline
Where does Rickettsialpox occur?
Rickettsialpox occurs mostly within cities. In the United States, the disease has cropped up in such places as New York City, Boston, Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, and Cleveland. It has also been identified in Russia, Korea, and Africa.
How long does it take rickettsialpox symptoms to appear?
After a person has been bitten by an infected mite, there is a delay of about 10 days to three weeks prior to the onset of symptoms.
How is rickettsialpox prevented?
As with all mite- or tick-borne illnesses, prevention includes avoidance of areas known to harbor the insects, and/or careful application of insect repellents.
What is a sentence for transmitted?
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What is an easily transmitted disease?
Anything transmitted by airborne means, such as the cold and influenza is easily transmitted.
What is a sentence with the word transmitted?
The data was transmitted via email. Disease can be transmitted from one person to another through contact with common objects such as a doorknob. The radio station transmitted a live rock concert on its station last night.
