SPOTTED FEVER - SYMPTOMS, TRANSMISSION, TREATMENT - INFECTIOUS DISEASES

Spotted fever - Tick disease



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Brazilian spotted fever, also known as tick fever, rocky mountain spotted fever, petenquial fever and typhus transmitted by the tick star, is an infection caused by the bacterium Rickettsia rickettsii after a tick bite. Typically, spotted fever is more common during the months of June through October, when ticks are most active, and it is necessary to be in contact with the tick for 6-10 hours