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  1. www.health.ny.gov › diseases › communicableRocky Mountain Spotted Fever Fact Sheet - New York State ...

    Rocky Mountain spotted fever (RMSF) is a disease caused by the bite of a tick infected with the bacterium Rickettsia rickettsii. In New York, the American dog tick ( Dermacentar variablis) is the most common tick that spreads the disease. Fewer than 50 cases are reported annually in New York State. RMSF is a serious illness that can be fatal in ...

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  3. www.mountsinai.org › rocky-mountain-spotted-feverRocky Mountain spotted fever - Mount Sinai - New York

    Symptoms usually develop about 2 to 14 days after the tick bite. They may include: Chills and fever. Confusion. Headache. Muscle pain. Rash -- usually starts a few days after the fever; first appears on wrists and ankles as spots that are 1 to 5 mm in diameter, then spreads to most of the body.

  4. www.niaid.nih.gov › rocky-mountain-spotted-feverRocky Mountain Spotted Fever | NIAID: National Institute of ...

    Jul 8, 2014 · Credit: CDC. Rocky Mountain spotted fever is a tickborne disease first recognized in 1896 in the Snake River Valley of Idaho. It was originally called “black measles” because of the look of its rash in the late stages of the illness, when the skin turns black. It was a dreaded, often fatal disease, affecting hundreds of people in Idaho.

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  6. www.hopkinsmedicine.org › health › conditions-andRocky Mountain Spotted Fever | Johns Hopkins Medicine

    Key points about Rocky Mountain spotted fever. RMSF is caused by a bacterium that is spread to people by the bite of an infected tick. Symptoms include a rash, fever, headache, decreased appetite, chills, sore throat, confusion, stomachache, nausea or vomiting, diarrhea, body aches, and sensitivity to light. Treatment includes antibiotics and ...

  7. edition.cnn.com › 2023/12/08 › healthThree dead in outbreak of Rocky Mountain spotted fever, CDC ...

    Dec 8, 2023 · An outbreak of the tickborne disease Rocky Mountain spotted fever has caused at least five illnesses, including three deaths, in the US since July, the US Centers for Disease Control and ...

  8. www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov › pmc › articlesRocky Mountain Spotted Fever in New York State Outside of New ...

    Full text. Full text is available as a scanned copy of the original print version. Get a printable copy (PDF file) of the complete article (299K), or click on a page image below to browse page by page.

  9. pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov › 3130574A focus of Rocky Mountain spotted fever within New York City

    May 26, 1988 · Of the 66 specimens of D. variabilis collected, 5 (8 percent) were positive for rickettsiae from the spotted fever group. Of an additional 96 specimens of D. variabilis, 5 (5 percent) were found positive for rickettsiae by a more specific monoclonal antibody assay. Eight additional New York City parks in all five boroughs were searched for ticks.