NOUN | state | spotted fever | any of several severe febrile diseases characterized by skin rashes or spots on the skin |
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Meaning | Any of several severe febrile diseases characterized by skin rashes or spots on the skin. | |
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Narrower | Rocky Mountain spotted fever, mountain fever, tick fever | Caused by rickettsial bacteria and transmitted by wood ticks |
Broader | rickettsial disease, rickettsiosis | infectious disease caused by ticks or mites or body lice infected with rickettsial bacteria |
Spanish | tifus epidémico, tifus exantemático, tifus petequial | |
Catalan | tifus exantemàtic |
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