rocky mountain spotted fever

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   caused by rickettsial bacteria and transmitted by wood ticks

   Synonymsmountain fevertick fever

   Broaderspotted fever

Questions about rocky mountain spotted fever

What does rocky mountain spotted fever mean?

rocky mountain spotted fever means "caused by rickettsial bacteria and transmitted by wood ticks".

What is another word for rocky mountain spotted fever?

Close synonyms include mountain fever, tick fever. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is rocky mountain spotted fever a common word?