The pathogen is Rickettsia rickettsii. Vectors for this bacteria include the American dog tick and the Rocky Mountain wood tick.
How does the rocky mountain spotted fever organism result in disease & what are the virulence factors?
actually the Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever is caused by a rickettsia, which is a type of bacteria
Get oawf.
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Rickettsia rickettsii is the bacteria responsible for Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever and is most commonly caused by a tick bite.
It is appropriate to shorten Rocky Mountain spotted fever to simply RMSF. It is a term used by the Centers for Disease Control (CDC).
Tick
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Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever (RMSF) can be found in any place with warm weather and/or mid-Atlantic and southeastern states.