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Article: Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever
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Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever
What Is Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever?
How Common Is It?
Is It Contagious?
What Are the Infection
’
s Signs and Symptoms?
How Do Doctors Diagnose Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever?
What Is the Treatment?
What Medical Complications Can Occur?
How Can Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever Be Prevented?
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Rocky Mountain spotted fever is an infection transmitted by the bite of a
tick*
. At first its symptoms are mild, but without treatment the disease can become serious and cause organ damage and death.
*tick
- is a small blood-sucking creature that may transmit disease-causing germs from animals to humans through its bite.
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