Microbiology with Diseases by Body System (4th Edition)

Published by Benjamin Cummings
ISBN 10: 032191855X
ISBN 13: 978-0-32191-855-0

Chapter 19 - Microbial Diseases of the Skin and Wounds - Questions For Review - Fill in the Blanks - Page 597: 6

Answer

Dermacentor

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Rocky mountain spotted fever, or blue disease, is a bacterial disease caused by the organism Rickettsia Rickettsii. It is transmitted through the bite of a tick that is infected. The tick belongs to the genus Dermacentor. The symptoms of the disease are fever, muscle pain, nausea, petechial rash, and joint and abdominal pain.
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