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Spotted fevers

Spotted fevers: Introduction

Spotted fever may refer to a group of fevers of similar causes, typically tick-borne rickettsial fevers with a characteristic rash. It may also be used in common usage to refer to Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever, or one of the other spotted fevers, depending on context and location of usage. ...more »

Symptoms of Spotted fevers

• Fever
• Headache
• Rash
• Vomiting
• Nausea
• more symptoms...»

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Home Diagnostic Testing

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Wrongly Diagnosed with Spotted fevers?

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Spotted fevers: Related Patient Stories

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Spotted fevers: Deaths

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Types of Spotted fevers

• Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever
• Mediterranean Spotted Fever
• Queensland Tick Typhus (QTT)
• Flinders Island Spotted Fever (FISF)
• more types...»

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Causes of Spotted fevers

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Disease Topics Related To Spotted fevers

Research the causes of these diseases that are similar to, or related to, Spotted fevers:

• Boutonneuse fever
• Rickettsia conorii
• Weil Felix test
• Tetracycline
• Doxycycline
• Chloramphenicol
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Misdiagnosis and Spotted fevers

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Spotted fevers: Research Doctors & Specialists

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• Ear, Nose & Throat Specialists:
  • Otolaryngology (Ear, Nose & Throat)
  • Pediatric Otolaryngology (Child Ear, Nose & Throat Specialist)
  • Otology / Neurotology (Ear/Hearing Specialists)
  • Plastic Surgery within the Head & Neck
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Evidence Based Medicine Research for Spotted fevers

Medical research articles related to Spotted fevers include:

• Tick-Borne Diseases, Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever (Follow-up)
• Rickettsial Infection (Diagnosis)
• Tick-Borne Diseases, Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever (Treatment)
• Diagnosis and management of tickborne rickettsial diseases: Rocky Mountain spotted fever, ehrlichioses, and anaplasmosis - United States. A practical guide for physicians and other health-care and public health professionals.
• Rickettsial Infection (Overview)
• Tick-Borne Diseases, Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever (Diagnosis)
• Rickettsial Infection (Follow-up)
• Tick-Borne Diseases, Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever (Overview)
• more research...»

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Spotted fevers: Animations

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Research about Spotted fevers

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Statistics for Spotted fevers

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• Death and Mortality statistics for Spotted fevers
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Spotted fevers: Broader Related Topics

• Bacterial diseases
• Conditions involving a pathogen
• Flu-like conditions
• more types...»

Types of Spotted fevers

Spotted fevers Message Boards

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Definitions of Spotted fevers:

Any of several severe febrile diseases characterized by skin rashes or spots on the skin - (Source - WordNet 2.1)

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