spotted fever
Example Sentences
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It transmits Rocky Mountain spotted fever, “which can be rapidly fatal,” Marx said.
From Washington Post
Rocky Mountain spotted fever is a bacterial disease that is marked by fever, headache and a rash.
From Washington Times
Like Lyme disease, spotted fevers can be treated with anitibiotics, and early treatment can head off more severe infections, so quick, accurate diagnosis is critical.
From Salon
It was a form of spotted fever caught from an infected dog tick in the Palestinian territories.
From The Guardian
Probably the most well known of these bacterial diseases is Rocky Mountain spotted fever, the most frequently reported rickettsial disease in the U.S., with about 6,000 cases each year.
From Salon
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