What diseases does of rickettsia occur Spotted fever, rickettsialpox, other spotted fevers, epidemic typhus and chicken fever . Orientia tsutsugamushi (formerly Rickettsia) causes scrub typhus. Similarly, how are Rickettsia similar to viruses? Unlike viruses, Rickettsia have true cell walls and are similar to other gram-negative bacteria . Despite the similar name, Rickettsia bacteria do not…
