A rickettsial organism called Rickettesia rickettsii.
rickettsia
Rickettsia rickettsii is the bacteria responsible for Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever and is most commonly caused by a tick bite.
Rickettsia rickettsii
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
Rickettsia rickettsii, which is a type of bacteria carried by ticks.
ricketessia causes typhus as well as rocky mountain spotted fever.
Get oawf.
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It is appropriate to shorten Rocky Mountain spotted fever to simply RMSF. It is a term used by the Centers for Disease Control (CDC).
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