- an acute, infectious disease caused by several species of Rickettsia, transmitted by lice and fleas, and characterized by acute prostration, headache, and a peculiar eruption of reddish spots on the body.
- any one of a group of acute infectious rickettsial diseases characterized by high fever, skin rash, and severe headache
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