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Which form of bacteria causes Rocky Mountain spotted fever?

rickettsia


What bacterial pathogen causes Rocky Mountain spotted fever?

Rickettsia rickettsii is the bacteria responsible for Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever and is most commonly caused by a tick bite.


What is the general name of a bacterium that causes Rocky Mountain Spotted fever?

Rickettsia rickettsii


What are the virulence factors of Rocky Mountain spotted fever?

How does the rocky mountain spotted fever organism result in disease & what are the virulence factors?


Which type of pathogen causes Rocky Mountain spotted fever?

Rickettsia rickettsii, which is a type of bacteria carried by ticks.


Is the rocky mountain spotted fever caused by virus or bacteria?

actually the Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever is caused by a rickettsia, which is a type of bacteria


Can you tell Two diseases caused by one microorganism?

ricketessia causes typhus as well as rocky mountain spotted fever.


Who discovered the Rocky Mountain Spotted fever?

Get oawf.


Can you die from Rocky Mountain spotted fever?

Yes


Short term of Rocky Mountain spotted fever?

It is appropriate to shorten Rocky Mountain spotted fever to simply RMSF. It is a term used by the Centers for Disease Control (CDC).


Where is the rocky mountain spotted fever most likely to be found?

Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever (RMSF) can be found in any place with warm weather and/or mid-Atlantic and southeastern states.


Is there a site for people who have had rocky mountain spotted fever?

The CDC maintains a site: Rolling Up Our Sleeves to Fight Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever, under the main CDC site.