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Meaning of "rickettsial disease" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF RICKETTSIAL DISEASE

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF RICKETTSIAL DISEASE

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Rickettsial disease is a noun.
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WHAT DOES RICKETTSIAL DISEASE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Typhus

Typhus is any of several similar diseases caused by Rickettsia bacteria. The name comes from the Greek typhos meaning smoky or hazy, describing the state of mind of those affected with typhus. The causative organism Rickettsia is an obligate parasite bacterium that cannot survive for long outside living cells. Typhus should not be confused with typhoid fever. While "typhoid" means "typhus-like", the diseases are distinct and are caused by different species of bacteria.

Definition of rickettsial disease in the English dictionary

The definition of rickettsial disease in the dictionary is any of several acute infectious diseases caused by ticks, mites, or body lice infected with rickettsiae. The main types include typhus, spotted fever, Q fever, trench fever, and tsutsugamushi disease.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE RICKETTSIAL DISEASE

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WORDS THAT END LIKE RICKETTSIAL DISEASE

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Synonyms and antonyms of rickettsial disease in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «rickettsial disease» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF RICKETTSIAL DISEASE

Find out the translation of rickettsial disease to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of rickettsial disease from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «rickettsial disease» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

立克次体病
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

rickettsiosis
570 millions of speakers

English

rickettsial disease
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

rickettsial रोग
380 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Arabic

مرض الريكتسيا
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

риккетсиозный болезнь
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

riquetsiose
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

Rickettsial রোগ
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

rickettsiose
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Penyakit rickettsial
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Rickettsien Krankheit
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

リケッチア症
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

리케차 질환
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Penyakit rickettsial
85 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Vietnamese

bệnh rickettsial
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

Rickettsial நோய்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

रक्षी रोग
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Çatlak hastalığı
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

la malattia di rickettsiosi
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

choroba riketsje
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

рикетсіозний хвороба
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

boala rickettsial
30 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Greek

rickettsial νόσο
15 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Afrikaans

riketsia siekte
14 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Swedish

rickettsial sjukdom
10 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Norwegian

rickettsial sykdom
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of rickettsial disease

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «RICKETTSIAL DISEASE»

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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «RICKETTSIAL DISEASE» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about rickettsial disease

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «RICKETTSIAL DISEASE»

Discover the use of rickettsial disease in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to rickettsial disease and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Rickettsial Diseases
4. Sussman LN. Kew Gardens' spotted fever. NY Med 1946; 2:27–28. 5. Huebner RJ, Stamps P, Armstrong C. Rickettsialpox—a newly discovered rickettsial disease. I. Isolation of the etiological agent. Public Health Rep 1946; 45:1605– 1614.
Didier Raoult, Philippe Parola, 2007
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Clinical Infectious Diseases: A Practical Approach
Rickettsial and Related Diseases The agents causing human rickettsial disease comprise a diverse group of bacteria, considered similar because of both their characteristic ability to defy cultivation on artificial media and their tendency to be  ...
Richard K. Root, 1999
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Rickettsiology and Rickettsial Diseases
... Atlanta, Georgia 30333, USA dUniformed Service University of the Health Sciences, Bethesda, Maryland 20814, USA Scrub typhus, caused by infection with Orientia tsutsugamushi, is probably the most common severe rickettsial disease.
Karim E. Hechemy, Philippe Brouqui, James E. Samuel, 2009
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Oski's Pediatrics: Principles & Practice
Rocky Mountain spotted fever also is the most prevalent rickettsial disease in the United States. Despite the use of chloramphenicol or tetracyclines, Rocky Mountain spotted fever has an overall case fatality rate of 3.9%. A considerable ...
Julia A. McMillan, Ralph D. Feigin, Catherine DeAngelis, 2006
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Manual of Security Sensitive Microbes and Toxins
A classic indicator of rickettsial disease is the presence of an attached arthropod or inflamed arthropod bite on the patient together with classical rickettsial symptoms. The two classic symptoms that usually differentiate rickettsioses from other ...
Dongyou Liu, 2014
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Mayo Clinic Internal Medicine Review
It is the only rickettsial disease characterized by vesicular rash. The mouse mite is the vector for rickettsial pox. A small eschar is present at the site of inoculation in 95% of patients. • All rickettsial infections have an insect vector except Qfever.
Thomas M. Habermann, 2006
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A Practical Guide to Canine and Feline Neurology
Intracranial hemorrhages may be due to the vasculitis as well as thrombocytopenia and platelet dysfunction characteristic of rickettsial disease. Feline rickettsial meningoencephalitis has not been reported. b. Dogs of any age, sex, or breed ...
Curtis W. Dewey, 2013
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Burton's Microbiology for the Health Sciences
DISEASE Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever (Tickborne Typhus Fever). Rocky Mountain spotted fever (RMSF) is a tickborne rickettsial disease characterized by sudden onset of moderate-to-high fever, extreme exhaustion (prostration), muscle ...
Paul G. Engelkirk, Janet L. Duben-Engelkirk, Gwendolyn R. Wilson Burton, 2011
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Case Studies in Infectious Disease: Rickettsia Spp.
Which of the following are known to be important in the pathogenesis of rickettsial disease? A. B. Extracellular location of the organism. FALSE: the organism is an obligate intracellular bacterium. Induced endocytosis. TRUE: the organism ...
Peter Lydyard, Michael Cole, John Holton, 2009
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Manson's Tropical Diseases: Expert Consult - Online
... the Second World War, but in 14% of recipients caused illness). • Scrub typhus is the most common tropical rickettsial disease across South-east Asia and adjoining regions. Sporadic cases have been described in Africa and South America ...
Jeremy Farrar, Peter Hotez, Thomas Junghanss, 2013

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «RICKETTSIAL DISEASE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term rickettsial disease is used in the context of the following news items.
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Encounter with deadly malaria fuels researcher's passion to breed …
He eventually moved to the U.S. and worked at the University of Florida from 1991 to 1994 on malaria and began his first research on Rickettsial diseases. «NewsOK.com, Jun 15»
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Monday Medical: Kids and ticks — staying safe all summer long
Lyme disease and rickettsial diseases, such as Rocky Mountain spotted ... #Some of these human diseases are more familiar and notorious than others, but ... «Steamboat Pilot & Today, Jun 15»
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Scientists to breed ticks to study how to slow spread of diseases
He eventually moved to the U.S. and worked at the University of Florida from 1991 to 1994 on malaria and began his first research on Rickettsial diseases. «Medical Xpress, Jun 15»
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Scientists to breed ticks to help slow spread of diseases
He eventually moved to the U.S. and worked at the University of Florida from 1991 to 1994 on malaria and began his first research on Rickettsial diseases. «Washington Times, Jun 15»
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K-State scientists will breed ticks to slow the spread of diseases
He eventually moved to the U.S. and worked at the University of Florida from 1991 to 1994 on malaria and began his first research on Rickettsial diseases. «Kansas City Star, Jun 15»
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ICMR issues guidelines for diagnosis and management of rickettsial
The Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) has issued guidelines for diagnosis and management of rickettsial diseases in India. These guidelines will ... «pharmabiz.com, May 15»
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Bit by a Tick? What You Need to Know (and the Diseases to Look …
What it is: “A rickettsial disease (carried by things like ticks, fleas, or lice) caused by bacteria,” Jordan explains. The American dog tick, the Rocky Mountain wood ... «Yahoo Health, May 15»
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ICMR issues draft guidelines for diagnosis & management of …
The Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) has issued a set of draft guidelines for diagnosis & management of Rickettsial diseases which are considered ... «pharmabiz.com, Sep 14»
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Ticks may transmit disease faster than currently thought
Rocky Mountain spotted fever is the deadliest known rickettsial disease spread by several species of ticks that carry the bacteria and transmit them to the hosts ... «Reuters, Aug 14»
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Ebola Threatens Sierra Leone
There has been an outbreak of the deadly disease called Ebola in ..... falciparum malaria, typhoid fever, shigellosis, rickettsial diseases such as typhus, cholera, ... «Patriotic Vanguard, Mar 14»

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