Term Name:	Rocky Mountain spotted fever
Synonyms:	Brazilian spotted, Choix, Exanthematic typhus of Sao Paulo, Fiebre maculosa, Fiebre manchada, Sao Paulo typhus, So Paulo fever, Tick typhus, Tobia fever
Definition:	A spotted fever that has_material_basis_in Rickettsia rickettsii, which is transmitted_by ticks (Dermacentor variabilis and Dermacentor andersoni). The infection has_symptom fever, has_symptom headache, has_symptom abdominal pain, and has_symptom maculopapular rash progressing into papular or petechial rash.
Ontology:	Human Disease [DOID:0050052]   ( DOID:0050052 )