(ˌ) ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˈ ̷ ̷ noun
Etymology: rickettsial + pox
: a disease characterized by fever, chills, headache, backache, and a spotty rash and caused by a rickettsia ( Rickettsia akari ) thought to be transmitted to man by the bite of a mite living on mice