An acute febrile illness caused by RICKETTSIA RICKETTSII. It is transmitted to humans by bites of infected ticks and occurs only in North and South America. Characteristics include a sudden onset with headache and chills and fever lasting about two to three weeks. A cutaneous rash commonly appears on the extremities and trunk about the fourth day of illness.
ID
http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/MESH/D012373
altLabel
Brazilian Spotted Fever
Fever, Brazilian Spotted
Rickettsia rickettsii Infections
Spotted Fever, Brazilian
Rickettsia rickettsii Infection
Infection, Rickettsia rickettsii
Sao Paulo Typhus
Typhus, Sao Paulo
AN
caused by Rickettsia rickettsii; for X ref, in titles & translations use diacrit: São Paulo
AQL
BL CF CI CL CN CO DG DH DI DT EC EH EM EN EP ET GE HI IM ME MI MO NU PA PC PP PS PX RH RT SU TH TM UR VE VI
cui
C0035793
DC
1
definition
An acute febrile illness caused by RICKETTSIA RICKETTSII. It is transmitted to humans by bites of infected ticks and occurs only in North and South America. Characteristics include a sudden onset with headache and chills and fever lasting about two to three weeks. A cutaneous rash commonly appears on the extremities and trunk about the fourth day of illness.
DX
19600101
HN
SAO PAULO TYPHUS was see under ROCKY MOUNTAIN SPOTTED FEVER 1963-76