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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 ...
In July a fourth patient, a 52-year-old woman, was reported to the New York City Department of Health. On July 17 she had begun to have fever, chills, and myalgias. She subsequently had ...
- Miklos P. Salgo, Edward E. Telzak, Brian Currie, David C. Perlman, Nathan Litman, Michael Levi, Gera...
- 1988
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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.
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.
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- Oscar E Zazueta, Paige A Armstrong, Adriana Márquez-Elguea, Néstor Saúl Hernández Milán, Amy E Peter...
- 10.3201/eid2706.191662
- 2021
- Emerg Infect Dis. 2021 Jun; 27(6): 1567-1576.
Jul 8, 2014 · 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.
Mar 23, 2021 · Background. Rocky Mountain spotted fever (RMSF) is a tick-borne disease caused by the organism Rickettsia rickettsii. Although RMSF can be lethal, it is curable. RMSF is the most common rickettsial infection. The organism is endemic in parts of North, Central, and South America, especially in the southeastern and south-central United States.
