American Tick Bite Fever

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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.

See also

  • Rickettsia aeschlimannii infection
  • Flea-borne spotted fever