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Quick Medical Diagnosis & Treatment Rickettsialpox Sections: Key Features, Clinical Findings, Diagnosis, Treatment. Excerpt: | | An acute, self-limiting, febrile illness
Caused by Rickettsia akari, a parasite of mice, transmitted by the mite Liponyssoides sanguineus
Infections are reported globally
Crowded conditions and mouse-infested housing allow transmission of the pathogen to humans
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