Rocky Mountain spotted fever (RMSF) is an infectious disease that belongs to a group of diseases known as the spotted fever group rickettsioses. It is caused by infection with the bacterium Rickettsia rickettsii (R. rickettsii), which is usually transmitted by a tick bite.
Marilyn Monroeâs size was measured by one of her dress makers and released as 5â5â tall, 35â bust, 22â waist, and 35â hips. Her bra size was 36D. During Marilynâs time, her waist was about 2-3 inches smaller than the average woman in America and by todayâs average she was 12 inches smaller.
The perception of Marilyn being plus sized may have evolved from a misunderstanding of how sizing has changed since Marilyn's era. Yes, Marilyn's clothes have labels that say 12 or 14 on them. However, back in the 1950s, sizing was vastly different than it is today. This vintage ad from Frederick's of Hollywood shows that sizing ran from an 8 to an 18, with 8 being the smallest size you could order- the equivalent of today's size zero.