MEDICAL DICTIONARY
Queensland tick typhus: One of the tick-borne rickettsial diseases of the eastern hemisphere. Queensland tick typhus is similar to Rocky Mountain spotted fever , another tick-borne rickettsial disease, but is less severe. The clinical features of Queensland tick typhus include fever, a small ulcer ( eschar ) at the site of the tick bite, swollen glands nearby (satellite lymphadenopathy ), and a red raised (maculopapular) rash .
Rickettsia such as that responsible for Queensland tick typhus are odd microorganisms. Like viruses , they have to live within other cells to survive. But like bacteria , rickettsia use oxygen, have metabolic enzymes and cell walls, and are susceptible to antibiotics.
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