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What is the main difference between Rickettsia and bacteria in terms of growth?
What is the main difference between Rickettsia and bacteria in terms of growth?
They require the presence of living cells for growth
What is the size range of Rickettsia coccobacilli?
What is the size range of Rickettsia coccobacilli?
0.3-0.5 um in length
How do Rickettsia multiply after transmission via insect bite?
How do Rickettsia multiply after transmission via insect bite?
In the endothelial cells
What skin manifestation develops as Rickettsia infection disseminates?
What skin manifestation develops as Rickettsia infection disseminates?
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What can endothelial damage from Rickettsia infection lead to?
What can endothelial damage from Rickettsia infection lead to?
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What is the usual cause of death in severe Rickettsia infections?
What is the usual cause of death in severe Rickettsia infections?
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What are the common clinical manifestations of epidemic typhus (Brill-Zinsser Disease)?
What are the common clinical manifestations of epidemic typhus (Brill-Zinsser Disease)?
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Describe the symptoms experienced by a patient with Rocky Mountain spotted fever.
Describe the symptoms experienced by a patient with Rocky Mountain spotted fever.
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What is the causative agent of Q fever?
What is the causative agent of Q fever?
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What are the clinical manifestations of North Asian tickborne rickettsiosis?
What are the clinical manifestations of North Asian tickborne rickettsiosis?
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Which disease is characterized by paradoxically low pulse rate on physical examination?
Which disease is characterized by paradoxically low pulse rate on physical examination?
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What is the causative agent of trench fever?
What is the causative agent of trench fever?
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