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Mar 31, 2017 · This Review explores the history of Rocky Mountain spotted fever in Mexico, current epidemiology, and the multiple clinical, economic, and social challenges that must be considered in the control and prevention of this life-threatening illness.
- Gerardo Álvarez-Hernández, Jesús Felipe González Roldán, Néstor Saúl Hernández Milan, R Ryan Lash, C...
- 2017
This Review explores the history of Rocky Mountain spotted fever in Mexico, current epidemiology, and the multiple clinical, economic, and social challenges that must be considered in the control and prevention of this life-threatening illness.
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Who discovered Rocky Mountain spotted fever?
Rocky Mountain spotted fever (or "black measles" because of its characteristic rash) was recognized in the early 1800s, and in the last 10 years of the 1800s (1890–1900) it became very common, especially in the Bitterroot Valley of Montana. The disease was originally noted to be concentrated on the west-side of the Bitterroot river. [31]
Aug 11, 2005 · Epidemiology and Clinical Features of Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever from Enhanced Surveillance, Sonora, Mexico: 2015–2018, The American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, 104, 1, (190-197 ...
- J. Stephen Dumler, David H. Walker
- 2005
Mar 25, 2024 · When to Go to the ER. Rocky Mountain spotted fever (RMSF) is a bacterial illness caused by a bite from an infected tick. Symptoms include high fever and widespread rash. In the United States, there are 4,000–6,000 reports of tick-borne spotted fevers, including RMSF, each year. It's the deadliest tick-borne illness in the world.
- Ann Pietrangelo
Sep 15, 2022 · Rocky Mountain spotted fever (RMSF) is a life-threatening tick-borne disease documented in North, Central, and South America. In California, RMSF is rare; nonetheless, recent fatal cases highlight ecological cycles of the two genera of ticks, Dermacentor and Rhipicephalus, known to transmit the disease. These ticks occur in completely different ...
Feb 1, 1992 · Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever: History of a Twentieth-Century Disease. By. pp. Illustrations, maps, charts, notes, bibliographical notes, index. $39.50.) Western Historical Quarterly, Volume 23, Issue 1, February 1992, Pages 118–119, https://doi.org/10.2307/970289.
