Rickettsia are a group of bacteria that have no cell wall and can only replicate within another living cell. The various types of the bacteria cause diseases such as typhus, Rickettsialpox and Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever. They are generally passed along by insect bites, primarily ticks.
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