Rickettsioses
Description
spotted fever: a type of tick-borne disease which presents on the skin caused by bacteria of the genus Rickettsia.
Data source
| FinnGen phenocode | AB1_RICKETTSIOSES |
| Hospital Discharge registry | ICD-10: A79/A78/A77/A75, ICD-9: 083/082, ICD-8: 08[0-3] |
| Cause of Death registry | ICD-10: A75/A79/A77/A78, ICD-9: 083/082, ICD-8: 08[0-3] |
| Level in the ICD-hierarchy | 2 |
| First defined in version | DF2 |
Key figures
| Sex | All | Female | Male |
| Number of individuals | 15 | 7 | 8 |
| Unadjusted prevalence (%) | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.01 |
| Mean age at first event (years) | 46.97 | 42.44 | 50.93 |
| Median number of events / individual | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Clinical metrics
| Sex | All | Female | Male |
| Recurrence within 6 months (%) | 6.67 | 14.29 | N/A |
| Case fatality at 5-years (%) | 6.67 | 0.0 | 12.5 |