Glossary

The causative agent of Rocky Mountain spotted fever. The animal reservoirs are rodents and dogs and the vectors are ticks ...

The causative agent of epidemic typhus, spread by the human body louse. Unlike most other Rickettsia, humans are the primary ...

The causative agent of a spotted fever that clinically resembles Rocky Mountain spotted fever. It is found only in Australia ...

The causative agent of boutonneuse fever found in the Mediterranean, parts of Africa, and India. The animal reservoirs are rodents ...

The causative agent of rickettsialpox. The animal reservoir is the house mouse and the vector is a mite.  

The causative agent of African tick bite fever, usually found only in sub-Saharan Africa.  

A rare form of rickets that is not caused by vitamin D deficiency and is thus not responsive to vitamin ...

Rickets that has its onset in older children.  

12-hydroxy-9-octadecanoic acid; an unsaturated hydroxy acid comprising about 80% of fatty acids in the glycerides of castor oil. It has ...

A poisonous alkaloid present in the leaves and seeds of the castor bean plant, Ricinus communis.