Disease or Syndrome
ehrlichiosis
[ ur-lik-ee-oh-sis ]
Subclass of:
Gram-Negative Bacterial Infections; Anaplasmataceae Infections; Tick-Borne Diseases
Definitions related to ehrlichiosis:
  • A tick-borne disease characterized by FEVER; HEADACHE; myalgias; ANOREXIA; and occasionally RASH. It is caused by several bacterial species and can produce disease in DOGS; CATTLE; SHEEP; GOATS; HORSES; and humans. The primary species causing human disease are EHRLICHIA CHAFFEENSIS; ANAPLASMA PHAGOCYTOPHILUM; and Ehrlichia ewingii.
    NLM Medical Subject Headings
    U.S. National Library of Medicine, 2021
  • Febrile illness caused by infection with Ehrlichia species.
    CRISP Thesaurus
    National Institutes of Health, 2006
  • Ehrlichiosis is an infection of white blood cells that affects various mammals, including mice, cattle, dogs, deer, horses, sheep, goats, and humans. (See the image below.
    Medscape
    WebMD, 2019
  • Ehrlichiosis is a bacterial illness transmitted by ticks that causes flu-like symptoms. The signs and symptoms of ehrlichiosis range from mild body aches to severe fever and usually appear within a week or two of a tick bite. If treated quickly with appropriate antibiotics, ehrlichiosis generally improves within a few days.
    Mayo Clinic
    Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research
  • Tick-borne emerging infections of white blood cells that are most commonly caused by 3 different gram-negative bacteria from the Anaplasmataceae family: Ehrlichia ewingii , E chaffeensis , and Anaplasma phagocytophilum . Ehrlichia muris -like agent (EMLA) also causes symptomatic infection and is the most recently recognized form of human...
    Epocrates
    Athenahealth, Inc., 2019
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