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Descriptor English:   Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever 
Descriptor Spanish:   Fiebre Maculosa de las Montaņas Rocosas 
Descriptor Portuguese:   Febre Maculosa das Montanhas Rochosas 
Synonyms English:   Sao Paulo Typhus
Typhus, Sao Paulo  
Tree Number:   C01.252.400.780.790.700
C01.252.400.825.775
Definition English:   An acute febrile illness caused by RICKETTSIA RICKETTSII. It is transmitted to humans by bites of infected ticks and occurs only in North and South America. Characteristics include a sudden onset with headache and chills and fever lasting about two to three weeks. A cutaneous rash commonly appears on the extremities and trunk about the fourth day of illness. 
Indexing Annotation English:   caused by Rickettsia rickettsii; for X ref, in titles & translations use diacrit: São Paulo
History Note English:   SAO PAULO TYPHUS was see under ROCKY MOUNTAIN SPOTTED FEVER 1963-76 
Allowable Qualifiers English:  
BL blood CF cerebrospinal fluid
CI chemically induced CL classification
CO complications CN congenital
DI diagnosis DH diet therapy
DT drug therapy EC economics
EM embryology EN enzymology
EP epidemiology EH ethnology
ET etiology GE genetics
HI history IM immunology
ME metabolism MI microbiology
MO mortality NU nursing
PS parasitology PA pathology
PP physiopathology PC prevention & control
PX psychology RA radiography
RI radionuclide imaging RT radiotherapy
RH rehabilitation SU surgery
TH therapy TM transmission
US ultrasonography UR urine
VE veterinary VI virology
Record Number:   22660 
Unique Identifier:   D012373 

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