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5 days ago · Learn about the causes, symptoms, and treatment of Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever (RMSF). Find out how to recognize the signs and get the right treatment for this tick-borne illness. Understanding Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever: Causes, Symptoms, and Treatment
4 days ago · Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever. Though rare, Rocky Mountain spotted fever is a serious illness. If not promptly treated, it can cause death. There are around 1,200 cases of RMSF in the U.S. each year. Ticks throughout the U.S. can carry Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever, but reports of the disease are most common in North Carolina, Tennessee, Missouri ...
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5 days ago · Learn about the various types of spotted fevers caused by rickettsial infections, their symptoms, diagnosis, and treatment options. Gain a comprehensive understanding of these infections and how they can be managed.
18 hours ago · Colorado tick fever, spotted fever rickettsiosis (such as Rocky Mountain spotted fever), tularemia, babesiosis, ehrlichiosis, anaplasmosis, tick-borne relapsing fever and others can be acquired across the country and the world. Ticks can also transfer substances that can cause tick paralysis and alpha-gal syndrome (red meat allergy).
2 days ago · Tickborne diseases, including Lyme disease and Rocky Mountain spotted fever, are increasing in incidence and distribution in the United States. Tickborne diseases are transmitted to humans through the bite of an infected tick, and infections typically occur during the summer months, when ticks are most active.
3 days ago · Wood ticks are dangerous to people, dogs, livestock, and other animals because they can transmit several serious diseases while feeding. Wood ticks commonly carry and transmit Rocky Mountain spotted fever (Rickettsia rickettsii), tularemia (Francisella tularensis), and canine tick paralysis.
4 days ago · Sometimes tiny and hard to spot, ticks can cause serious medical problems including Lyme disease and alpha-gal food allergy, and some life-threatening diseases such as ehrlichiosis, anaplasmosis and Rocky Mountain spotted fever. In recent years we have seen a significant jump in reports of tick-borne diseases.
