Rickettsia parkeri Lackman et al., 1965
- Dataset
- English Wikipedia - Species Pages
- Rank
- SPECIES
Classification
- genus
- Rickettsia
- species
- Rickettsia parkeri
Abstract
American tick bite fever (also known as "Rickettsia parkeri infection") is a spotted fever disease caused by the tick-borne bacterium Rickettsia parkeri. Symptoms may include a fever, red spots on the skin throughout the body, and an eschar at the site of the tick-bite.