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rickettsia, Pathology
Related Category: Pathology
rickettsia[riket´sEu] Pronunciation Key - Symptoms and Treatment
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The similar symptoms of rickettsial infections often make it difficult to distinguish one disease from another. In people the organisms grow in cells lining blood and lymph vessels; a rash, fever, and flulike symptoms are usually present. Q fever also causes lung damage. All rickettsial diseases respond to treatment with antibiotics such as doxycycline (a tetracycline) and chloramphenicol.
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