Meanings
nounrickettsiosis (plural rickettsioses)
plural rickettsioses
- medicineAny severe infectious disease caused by several different bacteria of the order Rickettsiales and transmitted by parasitic arthropods.
Synonyms & antonyms
nouninfectious disease caused by ticks or mites or body lice infected with rickettsial bacteria
Similar
rickettsial disease
Broader
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rickettsiosis. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/rickettsiosis
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“rickettsiosis.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/rickettsiosis. Accessed November 5, 2026.
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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “rickettsiosis,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/rickettsiosis.
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