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A rickettsiosis is a disease caused by intracelluar bacteria.
In the past, rickettsioses were considered to be caused by species of Rickettsia.[1] However, scrub typhus is still considered a rickettsiosis, even though the causative organism has been reclassified from Rickettsia tsutsugamushi to Orientia tsutsugamushi.
Examples of rickettsioses include typhus, Rocky Mountain spotted fever, and Rickettsialpox.
Rickettsioses can be divided into a spotted fever group (SPG) and typhus group (TG).[2]
Organisms involved include Rickettsia parkeri.[3]
Many new causative organisms have been identified in the last few decades.[4]
Most are in the genus Rickettsia, but scrub typhus is in the genus Orientia.[5]
It has been predicted that global warming may lead to greater incidence.[6]
When the term “x” is used,
Rickettsia, Orientia, Ehrlichia, Anaplasma, Neo-rickettsia, Coxiella, and Bartonella
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