Life cycle of Rhipicephalus sanguineus and the transmission of Rickettsia rickettsii (the causative agent of Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever)

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Life cycle of Rhipicephalus sanguineus and the transmission of Rickettsia rickettsii (the causative agent of Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever)

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2017/04/17
By Center for Global Health (U.S.). Division of Parasitic Diseases and Malaria.

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Images are not drawn to scale. R. sanguineus can maintain R. rickettsii between life stages. Humans, as well as dogs, may become infected when bitten by a tick infected with R. rickettsii.

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Rhipicephalus Sanguineus Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever Tick-Borne Diseases Ticks
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