See Also: collum costae(medicine)
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Rickettsia akari (medicine) and collum costae (medicine)


Rickettsia akari (medicine)


Rickettsia akari


A species causing human rickettsialpox; transmitted by the house mouse mite, Liponyssoides sanguineus; a mild febrile disease of 7 to 10 days is produced with an urban distribution in the northeastern U.S. And in wild or commensal rodents in the countries of the former USSR and Africa.


collum costae (medicine)


collum costae -->
neck of rib


The flattened portion of a rib between the head and the tuberosity.

Synonym: collum costae.