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1.The prevalence of this illness is highest in the Atlantic seaboard states, states in the South and Southeast and states in the Rocky Mountain region. Mortality rates are 1 to 5 percent.
2.The pathogen Rickettsia rickettsii is transmitted by Dermacentor variabilis or Dermacentor andersoni ticks. The incubation period is seven to 10 days.
