Parasitic Infections Flashcards

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Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever:

Etiology

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  • Ixodid tick bite
  • Men more than Women
  • Children/Young adults/outside
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RMSF: Presentation

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  • 3-14 days post tick bite
  • sudden fever onset, headache, then chills, myalgias, arthralgias; rash appears anywhere from day 1 to day 6.
  • Rash Wrist to Forearms to Ankles, then arms/thights/trunk, finally face
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RMSF: Diagnosis

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-Anti-rickettsii antibodies

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RMSF: Treatment

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Doxycycline or Chloramphenicol

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Flea Bites

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