Rocky+Mountain+Spotted+Fever

** By: Blake Felton, Zach Lacroix, Alex Denisson, & Jada Jacques **
= = =** __History__ ** = This disease was first recognized in the Snake River Valley in Idaho in 1886. It was originally known as black measles because of its rash and it spread all over to Washington, Montana, California, and Arizona because many people brong it to those states. in 1902 7 people died from this disease in bitterroot valley. the 111 cases where sited in the west of bitteroot valley. The first to discover this disease was Howard T. Ricketts. He discovered that you get the disease from ticks but eventually died from it. Later research began when the governor's daughter and son-in-law was killed by the disease and they spent a lot of research in the rocky mountain laboratory. Many doctors died from RMSF before they made a cure but eventually a vacination was made.

this is the tick that spreads the disease.

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=** __Symptoms of the disease and the locations where this disease is prevalent in the United States__ ** = Some early symptoms of rocky mountain spotted fever are high fever 102 F (38.9 C) or greater, chills, severe headache, photo-phobia (Sensitivity to light), nausea and vomiting, abdominal pain, loss of appetite, and fatigue. Later symptoms are general aches and pains, diarrhea, restlessness, and delirium. If a rash occurs, see a doctor immediately. = =

=** __How the Disease is Transmitted__ ** = Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever is a transmitted to humans when a tick with rocky mountain spotted fever attaches to a human skin and feeds on the blood. They often lodge themselves into hair, near ankles or around the genitals. When it bites it causes a small, hard, itchy lump that is surrounded by a red ring. The longer the tick stays attached to the skin the better chance you have at getting RMSF. This disease can't be transmitted from human to human. In other words it isn't contagious. In older adults this can be fatal. This disease is transmitted from a tick to a human, but to grow it needs to develop into a nymph so it attaches then infects a smaller mammal, see figure 3. Once inside the blood stream it

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=__Treatments/Preventions__ = The Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever is treated with a antibiotics, doxycycline is one of them. The person will take two pills a day for seven days. If the person can not take the pill form then there is a shot form that is available. If the person gets the antibiotic early enough, the death rate can be lowered from 20% to 5%.The fever can cause severe dehydration, so you will want to make sure to monitor urine output and blood pressure. You may want to use a catheter to monitor it. To prevent from getting RMSF it is pretty simple. When you are in wooded areas or grassy areas you will want to check for ticks every 2 to 3 hours. Also tuck your pants into your socks. Ticks like to go to the warmest parts of your body, so make sure you check your armpits, ears, scalp, behind the knees, and genitals. After your day is done do a final check to make sure there is no ticks. If you get any tick off in 36 hours, a risk of getting a disease is less. Some repellents will help repel ticks, but others can kill them on contact. If a tick has already latched on to your skin use a tweezers and grab on to the head. Make sure not to puncture the tick, it can contain infectious diseases .

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