Spotted fever rickettsiosis, also known as spotted fever group rickettsia (SFGR), is a group of infections that include

Rocky Mountain spotted fever Rocky Mountain spotted fever (RMSF) is a bacterial disease spread by ticks. It typically begins with a fever and headache, which is followed a few days later with the development of a rash. The rash is generally made up of small spots of bleedin ...

, Rickettsia parkeri rickettsiosis, Pacific Coast tick fever, and

rickettsialpox Rickettsialpox is a mite-borne infectious illness caused by bacteria of the genus '' Rickettsia'' (''Rickettsia akari''). Physician Robert Huebner and self-trained entomologist Charles Pomerantz played major roles in identifying the cause of t ...

. The group of infections was created in 2010 as they are difficult to tell apart.

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{{Tick-borne diseases Rickettsioses Bacterium-related cutaneous conditions Zoonoses Tick-borne diseases