infections
Rickettsialpox
Introduction
Rickettsialpox is a Overview of Rickettsial Infections that is caused by Symptoms of rickettsialpox, which are mild, include a fever with chills and sweating, a headache, sensitivity to light, muscle pains, and a rash. To diagnose the infection, doctors test a sample of the rash and sometimes do blood tests. Rickettsialpox is treated with an antibiotic. Overview of Rickettsial Infections are a type of bacteria that can live only inside the cells of other organisms. The rickettsiae that cause rickettsiosis usually live in house mice (the host). Rickettsialpox occurs in many areas of the United States and in Russia, Korea, and Africa. The rickettsiae are transmitted to people when they are bitten by a chigger (mite larva) or an adult mite. The mites may also transmit the bacteria to house mice. 