Rocky Mountain spotted fever (RMSF) is one of the tick borne disease caused by a rickettsia. Children are infected most frequently, while in the western United States, disease occurrence is maximum among adult males. Disease incidence is directly related to exposure to tick-infested habitats or to diseased pets. RMSF is extending by the bite of an infected tick. In New York, the American dog tick is the most common vector. It can also be transmitted by contagion of the skin with tick blood or feces. Person to person extend of RMSF does not occur. RMSF is characterized by a sudden start of moderate to high fever, severe headache, fatigue, deep muscle pain, chills and rash.
The rash begins on the legs or arms may include the soles of the feet or palms of the hands and may spread quickly to the trunk or rest of the body. Symptoms usually show within two weeks of the bite of an infected tick. Certain antibiotics such as tetracycline or chloramphenicol may be efficient in treating the disease. When in tick infested habitat wooded and grassy areas take special defense to prevent tick bites, such as wearing light colored clothes and tucking pants into socks and shirt into pants. Check after every two to three hours of outdoor action for ticks on clothing or skin.
Brush off any ticks on clothing before skin extra occurs. A thorough verify of body surfaces for attached ticks should be done at the end of the day. If removal of attached ticks occurs within 36 hours, the risk of tick borne virus is minimal. Grasp the mouthparts with tweezers as close as probable to the attachment site. Be careful not to squeeze, crush or puncture the body of the tick, which may include infectious fluids. After removing the tick, thoroughly sterilize the bite site and wash hands. See or call a doctor if there are concerns about incomplete tick removal. Do not challenge to remove ticks by using petroleum jelly, lit cigarettes or other home remedies because these may actually increase the chance of contracting a tick-borne disease.
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The rash begins on the legs or arms may include the soles of the feet or palms of the hands and may spread quickly to the trunk or rest of the body. Symptoms usually show within two weeks of the bite of an infected tick. Certain antibiotics such as tetracycline or chloramphenicol may be efficient in treating the disease. When in tick infested habitat wooded and grassy areas take special defense to prevent tick bites, such as wearing light colored clothes and tucking pants into socks and shirt into pants. Check after every two to three hours of outdoor action for ticks on clothing or skin.
Brush off any ticks on clothing before skin extra occurs. A thorough verify of body surfaces for attached ticks should be done at the end of the day. If removal of attached ticks occurs within 36 hours, the risk of tick borne virus is minimal. Grasp the mouthparts with tweezers as close as probable to the attachment site. Be careful not to squeeze, crush or puncture the body of the tick, which may include infectious fluids. After removing the tick, thoroughly sterilize the bite site and wash hands. See or call a doctor if there are concerns about incomplete tick removal. Do not challenge to remove ticks by using petroleum jelly, lit cigarettes or other home remedies because these may actually increase the chance of contracting a tick-borne disease.
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