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Rocky mountain spotted fever
A disease caused by a specific bacteria carried by ticks.
Dr. Geoffrey Rutledge reviewed this
39 year experience in Internal Medicine
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Baby 0-2 | Rare | ||||
Preteen 6-13 | |||||
Teenager 14-18 | |||||
Young adult 19-40 | |||||
Middle-aged adult 41-60 |
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Prognosis for rocky mountain spotted fever
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Has anybody else had rocky mountain spotted fever and lived?
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What are the cpmmon symptoms of rocky mountain spotted fever?
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Which is the insect that transmits rocky mountain spotted fever?
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Is rocky mountain spotted fever contagious?
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Does rocky mountain spotted fever cause a coma?
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Can rocky mountain spotted fever be transmitted by semen?
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A 18-year old male asked:
What are the long term effects of untreated rocky mountain spotted fever?
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A 33-year old female asked:
Last year I was diagnosed with Mono and Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever at the same time. I am still having issues, is this normal?
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How does rocky mountain spotted fever spread?
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Will one die from rocky mountain spotted fever?
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Can you give me the rocky mountain spotted fever facts?
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What does it mean to have rocky mountain spotted fever?
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What exactly does rocky mountain spotted fever do to your body?
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A 37-year old asked:
When a boy has rocky mountain spotted fever, what does it mean?
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A 33-year old male asked:
What is the definition or description of: Rocky mountain spotted fever?
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A 49-year old male asked:
I'm looking for information on how to deal with chronic Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever. Is there such a thing?
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A 42-year old asked:
How does one test for rocky mountain spotted fever?
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A 33-year old asked:
Do people still get rocky mountain spotted fever infections?
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How does your heart get affected by rocky mountain spotted fever?
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A 45-year old asked:
What does a bite look like from a tick carrying rocky mountain spotted fever?
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A 41-year old male asked:
I'm planning to donate a kidney to a friend, but had rocky mountain spotted fever as a child. Will this make my antigens unsuitable?
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Is amoxicillin effective against rocky mountain spotted fever in a four-year-old?
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A 23-year old female asked:
My mother is suffering severally with rocky mountain spotted fever with no signs of improvement. Becoming hopeless. What to do?
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A 20-year old female asked:
My mother and I recently moved to a new state so right now we are unable to get health insurance. She has Rocky Mountain spotted fever disease and she?
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A 37-year old female asked:
I am being treated for rocky mountain spotted fever. Now I have horrible acne...Is this from the bacteria? I have never had acne in my life.
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A 35-year old female asked:
Hello. I have rocky mountain spotted fever that does not respond to any antibiotics? I have constant bilateral leg pain, do you have any suggestions
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A 41-year old male asked:
Tick bite two times in two months. No symptoms other than the spot itching once and never again. Had Rocky Mountain spotted fever once 25 years ago.
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A 59-year old female asked:
Test positive rocky mountain spotted fever, parvovirus, toxoplasmosis. Achy, tired all the time take pain meds, allergic to antibiotic. More ideas?
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A 45-year old male asked:
Last year I was diagnosed with Lyme disease and Rocky Mountain spotted fever. The last few days both of my nipples are sore to the touch?
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