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Mediterranean Spotted Fever - Mediterranean spotted fever, also known as boutonneuse fever, is transmitted by the dog tick Rhipicephalus sanguineus and has a characteristic rash and a distinct mark, ie, a tache noire (black spot).The etiologic agent for this infection is Rickettsia conorii, which also is the agent for Marseilles fever, Kenya tick typhus, South African tick bite fever, Indian tick typhus, and Israeli tick typhus. The tache noire at the site of the tick bite seldom, if ever, ...

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Rickettsia infections are envolved in a number of tropical diseases like typhus, ehrlichial infection, Brill-Zinsser,lyme, spotted fever and many others often caused by tick-bites. An overview of some Rickettsia like pathogens: Coxiella burnetii , Rickettsia prowazekii , antibiotic, Rickettsia rickettsii, Rickettsia conorii, Rickettsia africae, Rickettsia typhi, Rickettsia prowazekii, Coxiella burnetii, Bartonella henselae, Bartonella quintana, Bartonella bacilliformis, Ehrlichia chaffeensis

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