Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever (Deadly Diseases and Epidemics) by David H. Walker
English | 30 Jan. 2008 | ISBN: 079108678X | 96 Pages | PDF | 2 MB
English | 30 Jan. 2008 | ISBN: 079108678X | 96 Pages | PDF | 2 MB
This book tells the story of one of the deadliest infectious diseases known: Rocky Mountain spotted fever. Originating as an emerging infectious disease on the western frontier that killed up to 90 percent of infected persons, Rocky Mountain spotted fever is caused by a curious organism, Rickettsia rickettsii.