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RICKETTSIOSE [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2023-03-30
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Bacterial Diseases
- Animal Diseases
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- rickettsial disease
1, record 1, English, rickettsial%20disease
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- rickettsial infection 2, record 1, English, rickettsial%20infection
correct
- rickettsiosis 3, record 1, English, rickettsiosis
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A febrile disease typically characterized by a skin eruption, such as typhus, epidemic cerebral meningitis, and the infections caused by tick-borne rickettsiae ... 4, record 1, English, - rickettsial%20disease
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Rickettsiae comprise a group of microorganisms that phylogenetically occupy a position between bacteria and viruses. ... A general characteristic of rickettsiae is that mammals and arthropods are natural hosts. Rickettsioses usually are transmitted to humans by arthropods. ... Eighteen rickettsioses, caused by ... rickettsiae, are recognized ... 5, record 1, English, - rickettsial%20disease
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
spotted fever: term also used to refer specifically to the "Rocky Mountain spotted fever" or to any tick-borne rickettsiosis. It is therefore preferable to use one of the other terms. 6, record 1, English, - rickettsial%20disease
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Plural form of rickettsiosis: rickettsioses. 6, record 1, English, - rickettsial%20disease
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 3 OBS
spotted fever: This term appears under the entry "fever" in the Dorland's illustrated medical dictionary. 6, record 1, English, - rickettsial%20disease
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Maladies bactériennes
- Maladies des animaux
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- rickettsiose
1, record 1, French, rickettsiose
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Maladie infectieuse fébrile et généralement exanthématique [...] due à des rickettsies, et transmise par des arthropodes. 2, record 1, French, - rickettsiose
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Les rickettsioses comprennent notamment les typhus, dont le typhus exanthématique, les fièvres boutonneuses transmises par les tiques, la fièvre des tranchées transmise par le pou et la fièvre Q. 3, record 1, French, - rickettsiose
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Enfermedades bacterianas
- Enfermedades de los animales
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- rickettsiosis
1, record 1, Spanish, rickettsiosis
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Zoonosis causada por [las bacterias] rickettsias, afecta [...] a mamíferos e insectos vectores. 1, record 1, Spanish, - rickettsiosis
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Las manifestaciones clínicas, tras un período de incubación que dura una media de 7 días, incluyen la tríada fiebre, cefalea y exantema, excepto en la fiebre Q en la que no aparece erupción alguna. 1, record 1, Spanish, - rickettsiosis
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