HyperDic: rickettsialpox

English > 1 sense of the word rickettsialpox:
NOUNstaterickettsialpoxmild infectious rickettsial disease caused by a bacterium of the genus Rickettsia transmitted to humans by the bite a mite that lives on rodents
English > rickettsialpox: 1 sense > noun 1, state
Meaningmild infectious rickettsial disease caused by a bacterium of the genus Rickettsia transmitted to humans by the bite a mite that lives on rodents; characterized by chills and fever and headache and skin lesions that resemble chickenpox.
Broaderrickettsial disease, rickettsiosisinfectious disease caused by ticks or mites or body lice infected with rickettsial bacteria

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