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* Fevers with [[Causes::headache]], [[Causes::myalgia]], [[Causes::maculopapular rash]], neurologic involvement, [[Causes::vomiting]], abdominal pain, respiratory involvement |
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Revision as of 18:43, 30 June 2020
Background
Microbiology
- One of the transitional-group Rickettsiae
Epidemiology
- Worldwide distribution
- Cats are the reservoir, and it is transmitted by the cat flea Ctenocephalides felis
Clinical Presentation
- Fevers with headache, myalgia, maculopapular rash, neurologic involvement, vomiting, abdominal pain, respiratory involvement
