rickettsias in English
noun
1
any of a group of very small bacteria that includes the causative agents of typhus and various other febrile diseases in humans. Like viruses, many of them can only grow inside living cells, and they are frequently transmitted by mites, ticks, or lice.
These diseases result from a variety of infectious agents including bacteria, rickettsia , viruses and protozoa, or they may be caused by substances produced by the tick.
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