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Rickettsialpox is a mite-borne infectious illness caused by bacteria of the genus Rickettsia (Rickettsia akari). [1] Physician Robert Huebner and self-trained entomologist Charles Pomerantz played major roles in identifying the cause of the disease after an outbreak in 1946 in a New York City apartment complex, documented in "The Alerting of Mr ...
Rickettsialpox - caused by Rickettsia akari, this disease is transmitted by mite bites and is generally milder than other rickettsial infections. Rocky Mountain spotted fever - caused by Rickettsia rickettsii , this disease is transmitted by tick bites and is prevalent in the Americas.
Rickettsia akari is a species of Rickettsia which causes rickettsialpox. [1] [2]After a 1946 outbreak of a rickettsial-type disease at an apartment complex in Kew Gardens, Queens, an investigation was performed to identify the source of the infections.
Rickettsialpox. Rickettsia conorii (Mediterranean countries, Africa, Southwest Asia, India) Boutonneuse fever. Rickettsia sibirica (Siberia, Mongolia, northern China) Siberian tick typhus or North Asian tick typhus. Rickettsia australis (Australia) Australian tick typhus. Rickettsia felis (North and South America, Southern Europe, Australia)
Spotted fever rickettsiosis, also known as spotted fever group rickettsia (SFGR), is a group of infections that include Rocky Mountain spotted fever, Rickettsia parkeri rickettsiosis, Pacific Coast tick fever, and rickettsialpox. [2] The group of infections was created in 2010 as they are difficult to tell apart. [2]
[citation needed] Examples of rickettsioses include typhus, both endemic and epidemic, Rocky Mountain spotted fever, and Rickettsialpox. [citation needed] Organisms involved include Rickettsia parkeri. [3] Many new causative organisms have been identified in the last few decades. [4]
The rest of the team is despondent, but Masters returns to the journal in desperate search for another diagnosis. She notes that a cat on the ship had lost all his fur and then died, strong evidence for rickettsialpox, a disease easily treatable with antibiotics. Masters tasks House with searching the father's body for eschars.
Robert Huebner (right) and others examine eggs. Robert Joseph Huebner (February 23, 1914 – August 26, 1998), was an American physician and virologist whose research into viruses, their causes and treatment that led to his breakthrough insights into the connections between viruses and cancer, leading to new treatments, as well as his hypothesized oncogene, which was discovered to be a trigger ...