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Mar 29, 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
Sep 13, 2017 · Rocky Mountain spotted fever (RMSF), a life-threatening and rapidly progressing tickborne disease, is caused by infection with the bacterium Rickettsia rickettsii. Onset of infection is characterized by nonspecific signs and symptoms that include fever, headache, and muscle pain.
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.
May 15, 2024 · At a glance. Spotted fever rickettsiosis (SFR) annual reported cases 2000-2021. Historical trends of SFR. Seasonality of SFR. States reporting SFR. People at risk of SFR.
Aug 11, 2005 · The explosive growth of emerging infections during the past 20 years has made it difficult to issue a call to arms about any pathogen with ecologic and epidemiologic features that are not conducive...
- J. Stephen Dumler, David H. Walker
- 2005
Oct 5, 2022 · Rocky Mountain spotted fever (RMSF) is a potentially deadly tickborne disease caused by the bacterium Rickettsia rickettsii. RMSF is a rapidly progressing illness; bacteria invade endothelial cells throughout the body resulting in disrupted organ perfusion, sepsis, and sometimes death .
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.
