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DictionarySeefeverJapanese spotted fever
Japanese spotted fevera febrile disease caused by the proteobacterium Rickettsia japonica and characterized by headache and exanthema in humans; sporadic occurrence, found in Japan and Russian Far East. Tick vector from hare, mouse reservoirs.Jap·a·nese spot·ted fe·ver (jap'ă-nēz' spot'ĕd fē'vĕr) A febrile disease caused by the bacterium Rickettsia japonica and characterized by headache and exanthema; found in Japan. Japanese spotted feverA spotted fever transmitted to humans by the bite of Ixodes ticks infected with Rickettsia japonica. The disease has been identified mostly in Japan and Korea. See also: fever |