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What is rikettsia?
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Bacteria: Rickettsial diseases are transmitted by mites or lice infected with gram negative bacteria called riskettsia. Some rickettsial diseases include trench fever, scrub typhus, typus, spotted fever, q fever and rickettsial pox.
Answered 12/9/2013
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