Rickettsia rickettsi (English spelling) Rickettsia rickettsi

Japanese: Rickettsia rickettsi(英語表記)Rickettsiarickettsi
Rickettsia rickettsi (English spelling) Rickettsia rickettsi

…It is also known simply as Rocky Mountain fever. It is an infectious disease caused by the rickettsia Rickettsia rickettsi and transmitted by the bite of ticks ( Dermacentor genus) that live in forests. In 1909, H. T. Ricketts is known to have discovered the rickettsia from this disease, and it was first reported in the Rocky Mountains, so it was named after that, but it is widely distributed in both North and South America. …

*Some of the terminology explanations that mention "Rickettsia rickettsi" are listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…単にロッキー山熱ともいう。リケッチアのRickettsia rickettsiによって起こり,森林中に生息するマダニ類(Dermacentor属)の刺咬により伝播される感染症。1909年に,H.T.リケッツが,この病気からリケッチアを発見したことで知られ,最初にロッキー山地から報告されたのでこの名があるが,南北両アメリカに広く分布している。…

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