| Metadata | |
|---|---|
| ID | DOID:0050035 |
| Name | African tick-bite fever |
| Definition | A spotted fever that has_material_basis_in Rickettsia africae, which is transmitted_by ticks (Amblyomma hebraeum and Amblyomma variegatum). The infection has_symptom fever, has_symptom eschar and has_symptom maculopapular rash. http://jcm.asm.org/cgi/reprint/42/2/816, http://www.cdc.gov/otherspottedfever/index.html |
| Alternateids |
DOID:0050034 DOID:0050036 |
| Subsets |
DO_infectious_disease_slim gram-negative_bacterial_infectious_disease tick-borne_infectious_disease zoonotic_infectious_disease |
| Synonyms |
Rickettsia africae spotted fever [EXACT] south african tick-bite fever [EXACT] |
| Parent Relationships |
is_a spotted fever |