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Rickettsia is a genus of nonmotile, gram-negative, nonspore-forming, highly pleomorphic bacteria that may occur in the forms of cocci, bacilli, or threads. The genus was named after Howard Taylor Ricketts in honor of his pioneering work on tick-borne spotted fever.
Rickettsial diseases is an infectious disease caused by Rickettsia spp.. Rickettsia is a genus of nonmotile, gram-negative, nonspore-forming, highly pleomorphic bacteria that may occur in the forms of cocci, bacilli, or threads. The genus was named after Howard Taylor Ricketts in honor of his pioneering work on tick-borne spotted fever.
The main transmission routes of Rickettsial diseases are: tick-borne, flea-borne, louse-borne.
Rickettsial diseases is endemic in the following regions: Worldwide.
The typical case fatality rate (CFR) of Rickettsial diseases is 5–25 (RMSF untreated)%.
Currently 0 active WHO outbreaks reported, with None cases and None deaths in the surveillance window.
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