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Geospatial Analysis of Rickettsial Species in Arkansas [PDF]

, 2019
Rickettsia species are obligate intracellular, arthropod-borne bacteria with a potential to cause multiple diseases including Rocky Mountain spotted fever (RMSF).
Dowling, Ashley P.G., Frank, Amy D
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Adult Onset Still's Disease and Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever

Case Reports in Medicine, 2010
Adult Still's Disease was first described in 1971 by Bywaters in fourteen adult female patients who presented with symptoms indistinguishable from that of classic childhood Still's Disease (Bywaters, 1971).
Paul Persad, Rajendrakumar Patel, Niki Patel   +2 more
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Tick borne illness in Missouri [PDF]

, 2014
Missouri is a hotbed for tick-borne illness given its abundance of rural geography and wildlife, especially deer. The two most frequently encountered ticks in Missouri are the lone star tick, Amblyomma americanum and the American dog tick, Dermacentor ...
Roland, William E.
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Newly Recognized Spotted Fever Group Rickettsia as Cause of Severe Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever–Like Illness, Northern California, USA

Emerging Infectious Diseases
The incidence of spotted fever group (SFG) rickettsioses in the United States has tripled since 2010. Rocky Mountain spotted fever, the most severe SFG rickettsiosis, is caused by Rickettsia rickettsii.
Will S. Probert, Monica P. Haw, Aran C. Nichol, Carol A. Glaser, Sarah Y. Park, Laura E. Campbell, Kavita K. Trivedi, Hannah Romo, Megan E.M. Saunders, Anne M. Kjemtrup, Kerry A. Padgett, Jill K. Hacker   +11 more
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A contribution to a knowledge of Canadian ticks [PDF]

, 2008
During recent years our knowledge of the biology and distribution of the ticks has greatly increased owing to the discovery of the economic importance of this group as carriers of certain serious diseases to man and domesticated animals. In North America
Hewitt, Charles Gordon
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Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever [PDF]

Archives of Internal Medicine, 2003
Rocky Mountain spotted fever is still the most lethal tick-vectored illness in the United States. We examine the dilemmas facing the clinician who is evaluating the patient with possible Rocky Mountain spotted fever, with particular attention to the following 8 pitfalls in diagnosis and treatment: (1) waiting for a petechial rash to develop before ...
Edwin J, Masters, Gary S, Olson, Scott J, Weiner, Christopher D, Paddock   +3 more
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Q Fever with Unusual Exposure History: A Classic Presentation of a Commonly Misdiagnosed Disease

Case Reports in Infectious Diseases, 2012
We describe the case of a man presumptively diagnosed and treated for Rocky Mountain spotted fever following exposure to multiple ticks while riding horses.
Randall J. Nett, Earl Book, Alicia D. Anderson   +2 more
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Frequency of rickettsia sps. in dermacentor variabilis and amblyomma americanum in central Hanover County, Virginia [PDF]

, 1989
In the eastern United States, Dermacentor variabilis is the primary vector of Rickettsia rickettsii, the etiological agent for Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever.
Keefe, Peggy Ann
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Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever [PDF]

Workplace Health & Safety, 2017
The tick-borne disease Rocky Mountain spotted fever (RMSF) can have deadly outcomes unless treated appropriately, yet nonspecific flu-like symptoms complicate diagnosis. Occupational health nurses must have a high index of suspicion with symptomatic workers and recognize that recent recreational or occupational activities with potential tick exposure ...
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Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever–Associated Myocarditis

Annals of Internal Medicine: Clinical Cases
A previously healthy 23-year-old enlisted man presented for 2 days of fever, gastrointestinal symptoms, cough, and disseminated rash involving the palms and soles.
Camily Morales Lopez, Eric C. Zuberi, Michael A. Acevedo Monsanto, Libardo Rueda Prada, Melissa P. Cortes   +4 more
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