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2. www.cdc.gov › rocky-mountain-spotted-fever › dataData and Statistics on Spotted Fever Rickettsiosis

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   May 15, 2024 · Spotted fever rickettsiosis (SFR) annual reported cases 2000-2021. Historical trends of SFR. Seasonality of SFR. States reporting SFR. People at risk of SFR

3. www.vdh.virginia.gov › epidemiology › epidemiologySpotted Fever Rickettsiosis (including Rocky Mountain Spotted ...

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   Jun 19, 2023 · Spotted Fever Rickettsiosis (SFR) refers to a group of related illnesses caused by bacteria in the genus Rickettsia. The two most common SFR illnesses in Virginia are Rocky Mountain spotted fever caused by Rickettsia rickettsii, and Tidewater spotted fever caused by Rickettsia parkeri.

4. academic.oup.com › jme › articleRocky Mountain Spotted Fever in Virginia: Clinical and ...

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   Dec 1, 1970 · In Virginia in 1968, 39 cases of RMSF were reported to the State Health Department. Clinically, these patients exhibited some of the less common complications of the disease: thrombocytopenia, leukopenia, azotemia, liver dysfunction, non-suppurative peritonitis and transverse myelitis.

   • Author: Richard Rothenberg, Daniel E. Sonenshine

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5. www.vdh.virginia.gov › rockymountainspottedfeverRocky Mountain Spotted Fever - Environmental Epidemiology

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   Sep 10, 2021 · Rocky Mountain spotted fever (RMSF) is a disease caused by a bacterium called Rickettsia rickettsii. It is transmitted to humans most often by the bite of an infected American dog tick, but the Rocky Mountain wood tick and the brown dog tick have also caused the disease.

6. www.vdh.virginia.gov › content › uploadsRocky Mountain Spotted Fever - Virginia Department of Health

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   Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever. Agent: Rickettsia rickettsi (bacteria) Mode of Transmission: Rocky Mountain spotted fever (RMSF) is transmitted to humans by the bite of an infected American dog tick. Ticks must be attached while feeding for at least 4 to 6 hours to transmit the infection.

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

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   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.

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   What is Rocky Mountain spotted fever (RMSF)?

   • Rocky Mountain spotted fever (RMSF) is an acute febrile tick-borne illness caused by Rickettsia rickettsii. It is the most severe and most common of the rickettsial infections in North America. Rickettsia rickettsii, the most well-described and most lethal of the spotted group rickettsiae, causes Rocky Mountain spotted fever (RMSF).

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   Where is Rocky Mountain spotted fever found?

   • It has been diagnosed throughout the contiguous United States, Western Canada, and parts of Central and South America. Rocky Mountain spotted fever was first identified in the 1800s in the Rocky Mountains.

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   What is another name for Rocky Mountain spotted fever?

   • Some synonyms for Rocky Mountain spotted fever in other countries include " tick typhus ", "Tobia fever" (Colombia), "São Paulo fever" or " febre maculosa " (Brazil), and " fiebre manchada " (Mexico). [citation needed]

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   What are the symptoms of Rocky Mountain spotted fever?

   • These spots turn pale when pressure is applied and eventually become raised on the skin. The characteristic red, spotted (petechial) rash of Rocky Mountain spotted fever is usually not seen until the sixth day or later after onset of symptoms, but this type of rash occurs in only 35 to 60% of patients with Rocky Mountain spotted fever.

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9. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Rocky_Mountain_spotted_feverRocky Mountain spotted fever - Wikipedia

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   History. 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.