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Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   Any severe infectious disease caused by several different bacteria of the order Rickettsiales and transmitted by parasitic arthropods.
2. 2
   infectious disease caused by ticks or mites or body lice infected with rickettsial bacteria wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms

rickettsial diseaserickettsial disease

Related phrases

q feverrocky mountain spotted fevertrench fever

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