It is extremely difficult to successfully treat<unk> , mainly because of the difficulty obtaining a proper diagnosis. Since the disease starts out with what seems to be a common case of conjunctivitis, H. aegyptius is not susceptible to the antibiotic eye drops that are being used to treat it. This treatment is ineffective because it treats only the local ocular infection, whereas if it progresses to<unk> , systemic antibiotic treatment is required. Although<unk>  is susceptible to many commonly used antibiotics, including ampicillin, cefuroxime, cefotaxime, rifampin, and chloramphenicol, by the time it is diagnosed the disease has progressed too much to be effectively treated. However, with the fast rate of progression of<unk>  it is unlikely that it will be successfully treated. With antibiotic therapy, the mortality rate of<unk>  is around 70%.
Brazilian purpuric fever
Barcoo fever
Scarlet fever
Murine typhus
Boutonneuse fever
Spondweni fever
Boston exanthem disease
Adult-onset Still's disease