"Aetiology "
"Rocky Mountain spotted fever (RMSF), also known as Brazilian spotted fever, is an infectious disease caused by the Gram negative coccobacillus Rickettsia rickettsii which is usually transmitted by the bite of infected ticks."
"Rickettsia rickettsii is a Gram-negative coccobacillus and is an obligate intracellular bacterium 1,2."
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"Diagnosis"
"Aetiology "
"Transmission"
"There is a classical triad of non-specific symptoms which are not always present 1:"