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    • How Do I Take Care of Myself If I Have Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever?
    • When Should I See My Healthcare Provider About Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever?
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    If your provider is treating you for Rocky Mountain spotted fever, make sure you take all of your medicine as prescribed. If you stop taking antibiotics before the end of the course, you may get sick again. Your provider can tell you how to manage your symptoms at home best. RMSF can get worse quickly. Call your provider right away if you have new ...

    If you have a tick bite or have been in an area with ticks and have symptoms of RMSF, see your healthcare provider right away. If you have a tick bite but don’t have any symptoms, you don’t need to see your provider yet — taking antibiotics when you’re not sick won’t help prevent RMSF.

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  3. Oct 7, 2022 · If diagnosis and treatment are delayed, the mortality (death) rate even with treatment can be about 3%-5% and reportedly as high as 9% in patients over the age of 70 according to one early study. Currently, the mortality rate is lower (less than about 0.5%) according to the CDC.

  4. What are possible complications of Rocky Mountain spotted fever? RMSF can be cured when treated with antibiotics. But if untreated, serious complications can occur, such as: Nerve damage. Hearing loss. Incontinence. Partial paralysis. Tissue death (gangrene) of toes or fingers. Rarely, death. Can Rocky Mountain spotted fever be prevented? Once ...

  5. Rocky Mountain spotted fever ( RMSF) is a bacterial disease spread by ticks. [9] It typically begins with a fever and headache, which is followed a few days later with the development of a rash. [3] The rash is generally made up of small spots of bleeding and starts on the wrists and ankles. [10]

  6. 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%.

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