The mites were collected and rickettsial strains were isolated from some of them, with the name " Rickettsia akari " given to the organism.
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Rickettsialpox, caused by the bacterium " Rickettsia akari " and similar to chickenpox, is spread by mice in general, but is very rare and generally mild and resolves within 2 3 weeks if untreated.
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Bacteria which are the etiological cause for a disease are often referred to by the disease name followed by a describing noun ( bacterium, bacillus, coccus, agent or the name of their phylum ) e . g . cholera bacterium ( " Vibrio cholerae " ) or Lyme disease spirochete ( " Borrelia burgdorferi " ), note also rickettsialpox ( " Rickettsia akari " ) ( for more see ).
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