Rickettsialpox

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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  rickettsialpox
       n : mild infectious rickettsial disease caused by a bacterium of
           the genus Rickettsia transmitted to humans by the bite a
           mite that lives on rodents; characterized by chills and
           fever and headache and skin lesions that resemble
           chickenpox