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rickettsial

rickettsial

9.9
Diseases caused when tiny bacteria spread to people by ticks or lice
  • adjective
  • /rɪˈkɛtʃəl/
  • Specialized
translation icon : rickettsial
  • rickettsial disease

Examples

  • Doxycycline was added for the expanded differential diagnosis of a rickettsial illness or plague.

    Academic text (2014)
  • Unrecognized rickettsial species are likely present in Sri Lanka, an island connected to the southern tip of India by an underwater 30-km land bridge.

    Academic text (2012)
  • Although part of the rickettsial triad, rash is often absent initially (10) and among unselected febrile patients (5, 14).

    Academic text (2012)
  • Table 2. Epidemiologic characteristics of patients with and without IgG evidence of rickettsial exposure at enrollment, southern Sri Lanka, 2007* pqp

    Academic text (2012)
  • In addition to coho salmon, other salmonid species, notably Atlantic salmon, chinook salmon, O. tshawytscha, and rainbow trout, have been found to be susceptible to the rickettsial infection.

    Academic text (1992)
  • The doctor diagnosed her with a rickettsial infection after she showed symptoms like fever and rash.

  • Research has shown that rickettsial diseases can be transmitted by specific types of ticks and fleas.

  • In some regions, people are at higher risk for rickettsial illnesses due to increased exposure to infected wildlife.

Compounds

rickettsial disease
  • Specialized
7.0

An illness people get when ticks, mites, or lice spread tiny germs

Surface Forms

rickettsial positive

Morphology

rickettsial = rickettsia (transparent) = rickettsia + al

The adjective is formed regularly from the noun 'rickettsia' with the suffix '-al' meaning 'relating to'.

Etymology

Rickettsial comes from the bacteria name Rickettsia, which was named for a scientist called Howard Ricketts. The ending -ial means 'relating to', just like in bacterial. So rickettsial means 'relating to Rickettsia' or the illnesses these bacteria cause.