ROCKY MOUNTAIN SPOTTED FEVER


Meaning of ROCKY MOUNTAIN SPOTTED FEVER in English

Pathol.

an infectious disease characterized by high fever, pains in joints, bones, and muscles, and a cutaneous eruption, caused by rickettsii and transmitted by ticks: first reported in the Rocky Mountain area, but now more widely distributed.

[ 1885-90, Amer. ]

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