RMSF and Serious Tick-Borne Illnesses (Lyme, Ehrlichiosis, Babesiosis and Tick Paralysis)

Rocky Mountain spotted fever (RMSF) and other tick-borne illnesses, a burden predominantly in the summer season, produce symptoms ranging from fever to paralysis. Although often benign, sequela can range from chronic arthritis to neurologic or cardiac illness. Especially in the areas of the North Am...

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Autor principal: McCollough, Maureen
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: 2018
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7122147/
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-75623-3_16
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description Rocky Mountain spotted fever (RMSF) and other tick-borne illnesses, a burden predominantly in the summer season, produce symptoms ranging from fever to paralysis. Although often benign, sequela can range from chronic arthritis to neurologic or cardiac illness. Especially in the areas of the North America where tick-borne illnesses are more prevalent, tick-borne illnesses require vigilance on the provider’s part to inquire about recent outdoor activity. Prevention is paramount including the use of protective clothing and tick repellent.
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spelling pubmed-71221472020-04-06 RMSF and Serious Tick-Borne Illnesses (Lyme, Ehrlichiosis, Babesiosis and Tick Paralysis) McCollough, Maureen Life-Threatening Rashes Article Rocky Mountain spotted fever (RMSF) and other tick-borne illnesses, a burden predominantly in the summer season, produce symptoms ranging from fever to paralysis. Although often benign, sequela can range from chronic arthritis to neurologic or cardiac illness. Especially in the areas of the North America where tick-borne illnesses are more prevalent, tick-borne illnesses require vigilance on the provider’s part to inquire about recent outdoor activity. Prevention is paramount including the use of protective clothing and tick repellent. 2018-09-12 /pmc/articles/PMC7122147/ http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-75623-3_16 Text en © Springer International Publishing AG, part of Springer Nature 2018 This article is made available via the PMC Open Access Subset for unrestricted research re-use and secondary analysis in any form or by any means with acknowledgement of the original source. These permissions are granted for the duration of the World Health Organization (WHO) declaration of COVID-19 as a global pandemic.
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title_full RMSF and Serious Tick-Borne Illnesses (Lyme, Ehrlichiosis, Babesiosis and Tick Paralysis)
title_fullStr RMSF and Serious Tick-Borne Illnesses (Lyme, Ehrlichiosis, Babesiosis and Tick Paralysis)
title_full_unstemmed RMSF and Serious Tick-Borne Illnesses (Lyme, Ehrlichiosis, Babesiosis and Tick Paralysis)
title_short RMSF and Serious Tick-Borne Illnesses (Lyme, Ehrlichiosis, Babesiosis and Tick Paralysis)
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