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Tick-borne Relapsing
Fever
Residual tick bites |
This is a
multisystem disease caused by the spirochetes Borrelia (B.)
hermsii, B. turicatae, and B. parkeri. The
disease occurs primarily in the western U.S. The pathogen is
transmitted by soft ticks, which feed mainly at night and can
transmit spirochetes within minutes.
Signs/Symptoms:
Repeating bouts of fever and chills, headache, muscle and joint
pain lasting 2 - 9 days, alternating with days of no fever. Blood
tests detect the bacterium during fever episodes.
Post Exposure
Treatment With Doxycycline for the Prevention of Relapsing Fever
- This study has been completed. This article is consitent with the 2001 Nadelman
article. |
