Rickettsialpox
rickettsialpox rick·ett·si·al·pox (rĭ-kět’sē-əl-pŏks’)
n.
An acute nonfatal disease caused by Rickettsia akari and transmitted by mites; it is characterized by a papule in the skin and symptoms that develop about a week after the appearance of the papule, consisting of fever, chills, headache, backache, sweating, and local adenitis. Also called Kew garden fever.
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