Queensland tick typhus
| Queensland tick typhus | |
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| Classification and external resources | |
| ICD-10 | A77.3 |
| ICD-9 | 082.3 |
Queensland tick typhus[1] (or Australian tick typhus or (Rickettsial) spotted fever[2]) is a condition caused by a bacterium Rickettsia australis.[3]
It is transmitted by Ixodes holocyclus and Ixodes tasmani.[4]
See also
References
- ^ Queensland tick typhus, (unattributed material, possibly unedited translation)
- ^ Spotted fevers, Department of Medical Entomology, University of Sydney
- ^ Rapini, Ronald P.; Bolognia, Jean L.; Jorizzo, Joseph L. (2007). Dermatology: 2-Volume Set. St. Louis: Mosby. pp. 1130. ISBN 1-4160-2999-0.
- ^ "MerckMedicus : Dorland's Medical Dictionary". http://www.merckmedicus.com/pp/us/hcp/thcp_dorlands_content_split.jsp?pg=/ppdocs/us/common/dorlands/drlnd/eight_09/000112685.htm#000112685.
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