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Image Database: Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever

Additional Resources:
Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever Factsheet

View Larger Picture	Photo #: RMSF_001 Description: Human, legs. Disseminated cutaneous petechiae coalesce in two foci to form ecchymoses. Credit: AFIP, National Museum of Health and Medicine
View Larger Picture	Photo #: RMSF_002 Description: Human, skin. There are numerous, often coalescing petechiae. A single ecchymosis exhibits desquamation and contains a dark red focus (necrosis). Credit: AFIP, National Museum of Health and Medicine

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These images were annotated by Dr. Steve Sorden and funding was provided by a USDA Higher Education Challenge Grant in collaboration with the Iowa State University Department of Veterinary Pathology, Center for Food Security and Public Health, Armed Forces Institute of Pathology, and Plum Island Animal Disease Center.