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View Post: Rare case of Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever seen in Florida
7 Nov 2009 by Robert Herriman  
This is the first case of Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever (RMSF) seen in Sarasota County since 2005. RMSF is a tick borne disease caused by the organism, Rickettsia rickettsii. Typically, the progress of the disease is a sudden onset of ...
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View Post: Sarasota-Area Man Received Rocky Mountain Spotted from Tick
6 Nov 2009 by joethetick  
A tick carrying a rare disease infected a Sarasota-area man while he was clearing brush in the southern part of the county, spreading the first case of Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever seen here since 2005. ...
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View Post: Holistic Vet and Pet Nutrition Journal: Rocky Mountain Spotted ...
12 Oct 2009 by Susan Blake Davis  
My friend has a 7 yr. old female redbone coonhound who was diagnosed with Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever in Feb. 2009. She has gone through 3 rounds of anitbiotics. 2 rounds happened back-to-back at the time of diagnosis because she took ...
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View Post: NC Confirms Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever Death, Disease and Condition
25 Jul 2009 by ruzik_tuzik  
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has confirmed that a Buncombe County man's death in mid-May was the result of Rocky Mountain spotted fever (RMSF). The request for tissue testing at CDC took extra time, ...
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View Post: I Really Could Use Your Help
5 Nov 2009 by Pat  
Bloodwork showed that she not only had Heartworm disease, but she was also fighting Lyme disease, Ehrlichia and Rocky Mountain spotted fever. If that wasn't enough--Duckie will also need a mastectomy to remove the cancerous masses in ...
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View Post: Ticks Commonly Found in California
1 Nov 2009 by BugGuy  
American Dog Tick – this tick does not carry Lyme disease but has been found carrying Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever….the American Dog Tick can be found in various regions throughout the United States. rocky_mountain_wood_tick ...
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View Post: Mesothelioma Survivor: Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever Complicated by ...
18 Sep 2009 by James L. Harris  
The following information is presented on six cases of Rocky Mountain spotted fever base - Rickettsia rickettsii that complicated by gangrene (local death of soft tissue due to lack of blood supply were.) Four of the patients required ...
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