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Q: Rocky Mountain spotted fever is caused by a rickett?
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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


What diseases caused by proteobacteria?

typhus + rocky mountain spotted fever


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 diseases are caused by mites worms and ricketsias?

Rocky Mountain spotted fever and typhus fever.


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?


Where did the rocky mountain spotted fever originate?

Rocky Mountain spotted fever is caused by infection with the organism Rickettsia rickettsii. The bacterium infects you when you come in contact with an infected tick through bites or broken skin.


Can you tell Two diseases caused by one microorganism?

ricketessia causes typhus as well as rocky mountain spotted fever.


How do you get Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever?

Rocky Mountain spotted fever is a tick bourne illness. It travels through tick bites and is actually one of the more severe tick bourne diseases.It can also be spread from people in large crowds or people who aren't clean.


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).


What is RMSF?

Rocky Mountain spotted fever (RMSF) is a tick-borne illness caused by a bacteria, resulting in a high fever and a characteristic rash.