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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 ...
- 10.1371/journal.pntd.0010738
- 2022/09
Rocky Mountain spotted fever (RMSF) has been a nationally notifiable condition since the 1920s. As of January 1, 2010, cases of RMSF are reported under a new category called Spotted Fever Rickettsiosis (SFR).
Nov 2, 2020 · Rocky Mountain spotted fever (RMSF), caused by Rickettsia rickettsii, is a severe and potentially fatal tick-borne disease. In 2015, Mexico issued a declaration of epidemiologic emergency in response to ongoing outbreaks of RMSF in northern Mexico.
- Diego I. Álvarez-López, Estefanía Ochoa-Mora, Kristen Nichols Heitman, Alison M. Binder, Gerardo Álv...
- 10.4269/ajtmh.20-0854
- 2021
- Am J Trop Med Hyg. 2021 Jan; 104(1): 190-197.
Rocky Mountain spotted fever (RMSF) is a severe tickborne illness caused by the bacteria Rickettsia rickettssii 1. The common symptoms of this disease include fever, headache, myalgia, and various types of rashes (maculopapular to petechial) 2 .
- Conrad Krawiec, Gary D. Ceneviva, Shouhao Zhou, Neal J. Thomas, Neal J. Thomas
- 10.1016/j.wem.2021.05.005
- 2021
- 2021/12
Rocky Mountain spotted fever (RMSF) is a rap-idly progressive and potentially lethal tickborne disease caused by the obligate intracellular bacterium Rickettsia rickettsii.
Feb 16, 2024 · Rocky Mountain spotted fever (RMSF) is a potentially lethal, but curable tick-borne disease, which was first described in Idaho in the 19 th century. In 1906, Howard Ricketts demonstrated that RMSF was an infectious disease transmitted by ticks [ 1 ].
