scholarly journals Effect of tickborne 
illnesses on women

2021 ◽  
Vol 9 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Tedra Smith ◽  
Elizabeth Coleman ◽  
Aimee Chism Holland
Keyword(s):  
Patient Education ◽  
Lyme Disease ◽  
Case Studies ◽  
Spotted Fever ◽  
Rocky Mountain ◽  
Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever

In this article, the authors use two case studies to describe the assessment of patients with potential tickborne illness. Criteria for the diagnosis and current recommendations for treatment of Rocky Mountain spotted fever and Lyme disease are reviewed. Patient education for prevention of tickborne illnesses is discussed. Readers are provided with the link to a video with a step-by-step simulation on tick removal.

Mosquito and Tick-borne Illnesses in the United States. Guidelines for the Recognition and Empiric Treatment of Zoonotic Diseases in the Wilderness.

2019 ◽  
Vol 19 (3) ◽  
pp. 238-257
Author(s):  
Suresh Antony
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Lyme Disease ◽  
Spotted Fever ◽  
Disease Process ◽  
Rocky Mountain ◽  
The United States ◽  
Health Care Facilities ◽  
Diagnostic Tools ◽  
Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever ◽  
Number Of Patients

Background:In the United States, tick-borne illnesses account for a significant number of patients that have been seen and treated by health care facilities. This in turn, has resulted in a significant morbidity and mortality and economic costs to the country.Methods:The distribution of these illnesses is geographically variable and is related to the climate as well. Many of these illnesses can be diagnosed and treated successfully, if recognized and started on appropriate antimicrobial therapy early in the disease process. Patient with illnesses such as Lyme disease, Wet Nile illness can result in chronic debilitating diseases if not recognized early and treated.Conclusion:This paper covers illnesses such as Lyme disease, West Nile illness, Rocky Mountain Spotted fever, Ehrlichia, Tularemia, typhus, mosquito borne illnesses such as enteroviruses, arboviruses as well as arthropod and rodent borne virus infections as well. It covers the epidemiology, clinical features and diagnostic tools needed to make the diagnosis and treat these patients as well.

Tick-Borne Infections

2012 ◽  
pp. 116-125
Author(s):  
Alan J Wright
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Lyme Disease ◽  
Antibiotic Therapy ◽  
Spotted Fever ◽  
Rocky Mountain ◽  
The United States ◽  
Healthy Children ◽  
Empirical Antibiotic Therapy ◽  
Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever ◽  
High Index Of Suspicion

Tick-borne infections are very serious illnesses in healthy children and adults. The clinical presentation is often nonspecific and diagnosis is difficult. Clinicians should have a high index of suspicion for tick-borne infections and begin appropriate empirical antibiotic therapy for the best therapeutic outcome. This chapter reviews the 4 most common tick-borne infections in the United States: Lyme disease, ehrlichiosis, babesiosis, and Rocky Mountain spotted fever.

Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever Versus Lyme Disease

1995 ◽  
Vol 88 (2) ◽  
pp. 248
Author(s):  
Kenneth S. Babe ◽  
John F. Reinhardt
Keyword(s):  
Lyme Disease ◽  
Spotted Fever ◽  
Rocky Mountain ◽  
Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever

Treatment of Tick-Borne Diseases

2002 ◽  
Vol 36 (10) ◽  
pp. 1590-1597 ◽  
Author(s):  
Brian J Donovan ◽  
David J Weber ◽  
John C Rublein ◽  
Ralph H Raasch
Keyword(s):  
Lyme Disease ◽  
English Language ◽  
Data Extraction ◽  
Spotted Fever ◽  
Rocky Mountain ◽  
Data Sources ◽  
Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever ◽  
Granulocytic Ehrlichiosis ◽  
Human Granulocytic Ehrlichiosis ◽  
Study Selection

OBJECTIVE: 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) using the keywords Lyme disease, Rocky Mountain spotted fever, and ehrlichiosis. Textbooks and other pertinent resources were also reviewed. STUDY SELECTION AND DATA EXTRACTION: All articles identified through the data sources above were evaluated and reviewed if pertinent to the objective. DATA SYNTHESIS: Tick-borne diseases are the most common vector-transmitted diseases in North America. Each disease causes significant morbidity and, in the case of RMSF, mortality if patients go untreated. If the disease syndromes are recognized early and treatment is initiated, complications are greatly reduced. Doxycycline is active against each of the causative organisms, simplifying empiric treatment. CONCLUSIONS: Effective pharmacotherapy exists to treat each of these diseases, assuming diagnosis is made quickly. The β-lactam and tetracycline antibiotics appear to be the most effective therapy for Lyme disease. The tetracyclines, but not the β-lactams, are effective for RMSF and the human ehrlichioses. Since Borrelia burgdorferi and the human granulocytic ehrlichiosis agent are becoming more common coinfecting pathogens, tetracycline or doxycycline should be considered the drugs of choice for patients from endemic areas where exposure to both pathogens may have occurred. Doxycycline is the preferred agent because of decreased frequency of administration and adverse effects.

Mitbringsel aus den Ferien

Praxis ◽  
2005 ◽  
Vol 94 (47) ◽  
pp. 1869-1870
Author(s):  
Balestra ◽  
Nüesch
Keyword(s):  
Rocky Mountains ◽  
Spotted Fever ◽  
Rocky Mountain ◽  
Rickettsia Conorii ◽  
Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever ◽  
Klinische Diagnose ◽  
Rickettsia Rickettsii

Eine 37-jährige Patientin stellt sich nach der Rückkehr von einer Rundreise durch Nordamerika mit einem Status febrilis seit zehn Tagen und einem makulösem extremitätenbetontem Exanthem seit einem Tag vor. Bei suggestiver Klinik und Besuch der Rocky Mountains wird ein Rocky Mountain spotted fever diagnostiziert. Die Serologie für Rickettsia conorii, die mit Rickettsia rickettsii kreuzreagiert, war positiv und bestätigte die klinische Diagnose. Allerdings konnte der beweisende vierfache Titeranstieg, möglicherweise wegen spät abgenommener ersten Serologie, nicht nachgewiesen werden. Nach zweiwöchiger antibiotischer Therapie mit Doxycycline waren Status febrilis und Exanthem regredient.

scholarly journals Tick-Borne-Associated Illnesses in the Pediatric Intensive Care Unit

2020 ◽  
Vol 15 (06) ◽  
pp. 269-275
Author(s):  
Kaila Lessner ◽  
Conrad Krawiec
Keyword(s):  
Intensive Care Unit ◽  
Intensive Care ◽  
Pediatric Intensive Care Unit ◽  
Early Recognition ◽  
Spotted Fever ◽  
Pediatric Intensive Care ◽  
Rocky Mountain ◽  
Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever ◽  
Life Threatening ◽  
Human Ehrlichiosis

AbstractWhen unrecognized and antibiotic delay occurs, Lyme disease, Rocky Mountain–spotted fever, babesiosis, and human ehrlichiosis and anaplasmosis can result in multiorgan system dysfunction and potentially death. This review focuses on the early recognition, evaluation, and stabilization of the rare life-threatening sequelae seen in tick-borne illnesses that require admission in the pediatric intensive care unit.

scholarly journals Dermacentor variabilis is the Predominant Dermacentor spp. (Acari: Ixodidae) Feeding on Dogs and Cats Throughout the United States

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kathryn T Duncan ◽  
Meriam N Saleh ◽  
Kellee D Sundstrom ◽  
Susan E Little
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Spotted Fever ◽  
Rocky Mountain ◽  
The United States ◽  
Dermacentor Variabilis ◽  
Western United States ◽  
Its2 Region ◽  
Rrna Gene ◽  
Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever ◽  
Dermacentor Albipictus

Abstract Throughout North America, Dermacentor spp. ticks are often found feeding on animals and humans, and are known to transmit pathogens, including the Rocky Mountain spotted fever agent. To better define the identity and distribution of Dermacentor spp. removed from dogs and cats in the United States, ticks submitted from 1,457 dogs (n = 2,924 ticks) and 137 cats (n = 209 ticks) from veterinary practices in 44/50 states from February 2018-January 2020 were identified morphologically (n = 3,133); the identity of ticks from regions where Dermacentor andersoni (Stiles) have been reported, and a subset of ticks from other regions, were confirmed molecularly through amplification and sequencing of the ITS2 region and a 16S rRNA gene fragment. Of the ticks submitted, 99.3% (3,112/3,133) were Dermacentor variabilis (Say), 0.4% (12/3,133) were D. andersoni, and 0.3% (9/3,133) were Dermacentor albipictus (Packard). While translocation of pets prior to tick removal cannot be discounted, the majority (106/122; 87%) of Dermacentor spp. ticks removed from dogs and cats in six Rocky Mountain states (Montana, Idaho, Wyoming, Nevada, Utah, and Colorado) were D. variabilis, suggesting this species may be more widespread in the western United States than is currently recognized, or that D. andersoni, if still common in the region, preferentially feeds on hosts other than dogs and cats. Together, these data support the interpretation that D. variabilis is the predominant Dermacentor species found on pets throughout the United States, a finding that may reflect recent shifts in tick distribution.

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