Later manifestations include rash, photophobia, confusion, ataxia, seizures, cough, dyspnea, arrhythmias, jaundice, and severe abdominal pain.
[visualdx.com]
All are caused by bacteria belonging to the genus Rickettsia, a group of pleomorphic (shape-changing), non-motile microbes that replicate only inside of eukaryotic host cells
[columbia-lyme.org]
RMSF and other tick-borne diseases can be prevented by avoiding tick bites.
[epi.publichealth.nc.gov]