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| Domain | Definition |
Health | A species of gram-negative, aerobic bacteria that is the etiologic agent of Rocky Mountain spotted fever. Its cells are slightly smaller and more uniform in size than those of Rickettsia prowazekii. (references) |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
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 | Ticks are of the class Arachnida, as are spiders and mites. D. variabilis is a known carrier of Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever caused by the bacterium Rickettsia rickettsii. Credit: CDC. |  | Rocky Mountain spotted fever is the most severe and most frequently reported rickettsial illness in the United States. The disease is caused by Rickettsia rickettsii, a species of bacteria that is spread to humans by ixodid (hard) ticks. Credit: CDC. |
 | This nine day old facial rash is characteristic of Rocky Mountain spotted fever, and was caused by Rickettsia rickettsii, a species of bacteria that is spread to humans by ixodid (hard) ticks. Credit: CDC. | ||
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| Subject | Topic | Quote |
Health | Walker, D.H. and Sexton, D. J. (1999). Rickettsia rickettsii. (references) | |
McDade, J.E., and Newhouse, V.F. (1986). Natural history of Rickettsia rickettsii. (references) | ||
This disease is caused by infection with the bacterial organism Rickettsia rickettsii. (references) | ||
Source: compiled by the editor from ICON Group International, Inc.; see credits. | ||
| The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com. |
| Expression | Frequency per Day |
rickettsia rickettsii | 7 |
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| Language | Period | Translations |
| Latin | 500 BCE-Modern | Rickettsia. (various references) |
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Hexadecimal (or equivalents, 770AD-1900s) (references)52 49 43 4B 45 54 54 53 49 41 52 49 43 4B 45 54 54 53 49 49 |
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Binary Code (1918-1938, probably earlier) (references)01010010 01001001 01000011 01001011 01000101 01010100 01010100 01010011 01001001 01000001 00100000 01010010 01001001 01000011 01001011 01000101 01010100 01010100 01010011 01001001 01001001 |
HTML Code (1990) (references)R I C K E T T S I A   R I C K E T T S I I |
ISO 10646 (1991-1993) (references)0052 0049 0043 004B 0045 0054 0054 0053 0049 0041 0052 0049 0043 004B 0045 0054 0054 0053 0049 0049 |
Encryption (beginner's substitution cypher): (references)52433745395454534335252433745395454534343 |
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