Queensland tick typhus
| Queensland tick typhus | |
|---|---|
| Classification and external resources | |
| ICD-10 | A77.3 |
| ICD-9 | 082.3 |
| DiseasesDB | 33840 |
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. p. 1130. ISBN 1-4160-2999-0.
- ↑ "MerckMedicus : Dorland's Medical Dictionary".