Rocky mountain spotted fever

/ɹˈɒki mˈaʊntɪn spˈɒtɪd fˈiːvə/

/ɹˈɑːki mˈaʊntɪn spˈɑːɾᵻd fˈiːvɚ/

[noun]

[NOUN]

caused by rickettsial bacteria and transmitted by wood ticks

synonyms : mountain fever

tick fever

Examples

1. NARRATOR: Including Lyme Disease, and Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever.

2. In this case this woman had something called Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever.

3. The tough thing about Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever specifically is that the initial symptoms are very non-specific as you know with an ER doctor.

4. And the list of diseases ticks can spread is long and scary, ranging from the now famous Lyme Disease to Colorado and Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever, Tularemia, Meningoencephalitis, African Tick Bite Fever, Tick Paralysis, and various other horrors.