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rickettsia

/rɪˈket.si.ə/

Traducción: Sustantivo que designa un grupo de bacterias muy pequeñas, en forma de bastón, que viven en artrópodos picadores como garrapatas y causan enfermedades en los seres humanos, como el tifus exantemático.

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noun

/rɪˈket.si.ə/C2formalmedical
  • esSustantivo que designa un grupo de bacterias muy pequeñas, en forma de bastón, que viven en artrópodos picadores como garrapatas y causan enfermedades en los seres humanos, como el tifus exantemático.

A noun referring to a group of very small, rod-shaped bacteria that live in biting arthropods such as ticks and mites, and cause diseases like typhus in humans.

plural irregular

  1. Bacterial pathogenC2formalmedical

    A group of very small, rod-shaped bacteria that live inside biting arthropods such as ticks, mites, and fleas, and cause febrile diseases in vertebrate hosts, including humans.

    esRickettsia (bacteria patógena)

    • Rickettsia are responsible for causing typhus and other serious febrile illnesses.
    • The bacteria are transmitted to humans through the bite of an infected arthropod.
    • Diagnosis of rickettsial infections often requires specialized laboratory tests.
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