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Emergency Medicine Clinics of North America
Ticks are responsible for the vast majority of vector-borne illnesses in the United States. The number of reported tick-borne disease (TBD) cases has more than doubled in the past 20 years. The majority of TBD cases occur in warm weather months in individuals with recent outdoor activities in wooded areas.
Wesley, Eilbert, Andrew, Matella
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Ticks are responsible for the vast majority of vector-borne illnesses in the United States. The number of reported tick-borne disease (TBD) cases has more than doubled in the past 20 years. The majority of TBD cases occur in warm weather months in individuals with recent outdoor activities in wooded areas.
Wesley, Eilbert, Andrew, Matella
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Treatment of Tick-Borne Diseases
The Annals of Pharmacotherapy, 2002OBJECTIVE: To review the data regarding the pharmacotherapy of Lyme disease, Rocky Mountain spotted fever (RMSF), and the human ehrlichioses. DATA SOURCES: English-language literature was identified via MEDLINE (1966–January 2002 ...
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The ecology of tick-borne diseases
International Journal for Parasitology, 2013Zoonotic diseases are major causes of infection related morbidity and mortality worldwide. Of the various arthropods capable of transmitting pathogens that cause such diseases to humans, ticks, which are vectors of more kinds of pathogens than any other group of invertebrate, have become an increasing focus of attention.
Miriam, Pfäffle +3 more
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Emergency Medicine Clinics of North America, 1991
Ticks may transmit a variety of human pathogens and are second in importance only to the mosquito as a vector of human disease. The majority of tick-borne diseases are nonspecific in their initial clinical and laboratory presentation and may be confused with a variety of more common illnesses.
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Ticks may transmit a variety of human pathogens and are second in importance only to the mosquito as a vector of human disease. The majority of tick-borne diseases are nonspecific in their initial clinical and laboratory presentation and may be confused with a variety of more common illnesses.
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Prevention of tick-borne diseases
Medical Clinics of North America, 2002Ticks are a part of the landscape where humans live, work, and play. Because ticks carry a wide range of organisms that potentially can cause disease in humans, many studies have focused on ways to reduce risk of these diseases. Ticks have biologically complex interactions with microorganisms and with their vertebrate hosts, on whom they depend for ...
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Veterinary Clinics of North America: Small Animal Practice, 2009
Ticks are capable of transmitting numerous pathogens to both humans and their pets. The risks of tick-borne disease risks vary geographically and are determined by the climate, environment, the presence of rodents and other mammal reservoirs, and the species of ticks parasitizing wild and domestic animals.
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Ticks are capable of transmitting numerous pathogens to both humans and their pets. The risks of tick-borne disease risks vary geographically and are determined by the climate, environment, the presence of rodents and other mammal reservoirs, and the species of ticks parasitizing wild and domestic animals.
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2008
This chapter focuses on how ticks can transmit numerous bacterial, parasitic, and viral pathogens to humans, as well as how the secretions of some species can induce allergic reactions or cause paralysis. It provides a broad overview of tick-borne infections endemic to North America and discusses general principles regarding their epidemiology, therapy,
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This chapter focuses on how ticks can transmit numerous bacterial, parasitic, and viral pathogens to humans, as well as how the secretions of some species can induce allergic reactions or cause paralysis. It provides a broad overview of tick-borne infections endemic to North America and discusses general principles regarding their epidemiology, therapy,
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Medicina Clínica (English Edition)
Currently, tick-borne diseases are a threat to public health, as these arthropods are among the most effective infectious disease vectors in the industrialized world. In Spain there is a wide spectrum of tick-borne diseases with different forms of clinical presentation that sometimes pose a diagnostic challenge. This review analyzes the difficulties we
José A, Oteo +2 more
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Currently, tick-borne diseases are a threat to public health, as these arthropods are among the most effective infectious disease vectors in the industrialized world. In Spain there is a wide spectrum of tick-borne diseases with different forms of clinical presentation that sometimes pose a diagnostic challenge. This review analyzes the difficulties we
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Nursing
Abstract: Cases of tick-borne diseases have been increasing, largely due to greater suburban development, which leads to more encounters with ticks, and changing climate patterns. This article reviews the most common tick-borne illnesses in the US.
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Abstract: Cases of tick-borne diseases have been increasing, largely due to greater suburban development, which leads to more encounters with ticks, and changing climate patterns. This article reviews the most common tick-borne illnesses in the US.
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Archives of Pediatrics & Adolescent Medicine, 1974
To the Editor .—In the December issue of theJournal(126:779, 1973), McReynolds and Roy emphasize the early diagnosis of Rocky Mountain spotted fever so that antibiotic therapy may be instituted prior to the onset of serious, life-threatening complications.
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To the Editor .—In the December issue of theJournal(126:779, 1973), McReynolds and Roy emphasize the early diagnosis of Rocky Mountain spotted fever so that antibiotic therapy may be instituted prior to the onset of serious, life-threatening complications.
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