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  2. www.uptodate.com › contents › epidemiology-clinicalEpidemiology, clinical manifestations and diagnosis of Rocky ...

    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 ]. The clinical spectrum of human infection ranges from mild to fulminant disease [ 2 ].

  3. 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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  5. www.cdc.gov › rmsf › statsEpidemiology and Statistics | Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever ...

    Jan 11, 2024 · Dashboard Data Files. Last Reviewed: January 11, 2024. Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention , National Center for Emerging and Zoonotic Infectious Diseases (NCEZID) , Division of Vector-Borne Diseases (DVBD) Rocky Mountain spotted fever (RMSF) is a bacterial disease spread through the bite on an infected tick.

  6. www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov › pmc › articlesEpidemiology and Clinical Features of Rocky Mountain Spotted ...

    Nov 2, 2020 · Each life cycle stage is also capable of transmitting R. rickettsii. 5 – 7 Because of these features, many of the current outbreaks have occurred in communities with large populations of stray or free-roaming dogs. 7 Rhipicephalus sanguineus–transmitted RMSF is now prominent in both northern Mexico and the southwestern United States and ...

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  7. www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov › books › NBK430881Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever (Rickettsia rickettsii ...

    Jul 17, 2023 · Rocky Mountain spotted fever (RMSF) is an acute febrile tick-borne illness caused by Rickettsia rickettsii. In North America, it is both the most severe and the most common rickettsial infection. Without prompt antibiotic treatment, mortality rates are as high as 20 to 30 percent. This activity reviews the evaluation and management of Rocky ...

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  8. www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov › pmc › articlesRocky Mountain Spotted Fever in the United States, 2000–2007 ...

    Jan 1, 2000 · Introduction. Rocky Mountain spotted fever (RMSF) is a tick-borne disease caused by the intracellular bacterium Rickettsia rickettsii. 1, 2 Rocky Mountain spotted fever has long been considered one of the most severe tick-borne rickettsial infections, with pre-antibiotic case-fatality rates reported as high as 65–80% in some case series 1 – 4;contemporary estimates from 1981 to 1998 placed ...

  9. www.merckmanuals.com › en-ca › professionalRocky Mountain Spotted Fever (RMSF) - Infectious Diseases ...

    Despite its name, Rocky Mountain spotted fever (RMSF) occurs in practically all of the United States and throughout Central and South America. Small-vessel vasculitis can cause serious illness affecting the central nervous system, lungs, heart, kidneys, liver, and spleen; untreated mortality is about 20%. Symptoms (severe headache, chills ...