Marseilles fever

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Marseilles fever Definition

• (n) a disease (common in India and around the Mediterranean area) caused by a rickettsia that is transmitted to humans by a reddish brown tick (ixodid) that lives on dogs and other mammals

Marseilles fever Synonyms

• boutonneuse fever
• Indian tick fever
• Kenya fever
• Marseilles fever