any of several forms of infectious disease caused by rickettsia,especially those transmitted by fleas,lice,or mites,and characterized generally by severe headache,sustained high fever,depression,delirium,and the eruption of red rashes on the skin

• 斑疹伤寒，由立克次氏体造成的各种传染性疾病的任何一种，尤其是那些由跳蚤、虱子或节肢小寄生虫传播的疾病，其总体特征为剧烈头痛、长时间高烧、抑郁、谵妄以及皮肤上红斑暴发