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Results 1 - 7 of 7 for wood tick OR Rocky Mountain spotted fever
  1. Rocky Mountain spotted fever 
    Rocky Mountain spotted fever (RMSF) is a disease caused by a type of bacteria carried by ticks.
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/article/000654.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  2. Deer and dog tick (image) 
    ... are small, insect-like creatures that live in woods and fields. They ... Mountain spotted fever, Colorado tick fever, and tularemia.
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/imagepages/19660.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  3. Ehrlichiosis 
    ... cause a number of serious diseases worldwide, including Rocky Mountain spotted fever and typhus . All of these diseases are spread ... cases. Sometimes, the disease may be mistaken for Rocky Mountain spotted fever, if the rash is present. The symptoms are ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/article/001381.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  4. Tick removal 
    ... bacteria can cause: Colorado tick fever Lyme disease Rocky Mountain spotted fever Tularemia
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/article/007211.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  5. An Uptick in Ticks: Don't Let Ticks Make You Sick From the National Institutes of Health (National Institutes of Health)  
    National Institutes of Health ... From the National Institutes of Health ... Enjoying the outdoors this summer? Learn ways to keep ticks from taking a big bite ...
    https://newsinhealth.nih.gov/2023/06/uptick-ticks - External Health Links
  6. Tick-Borne Diseases (National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health)  
    National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health ... Tick-borne pathogens can be passed to humans by the bite of infected ticks. Ticks can be infected ...
    https://www.cdc.gov/niosh/topics/tick-borne - External Health Links
  7. Understanding and preventing tick bites | NIH MedlinePlus Magazine 
    ... from a tick bite are Lyme disease, ehrlichiosis, Rocky Mountain spotted fever, and tularemia. One of the biggest things to ... the U.S. and can cause diseases such as Rocky Mountain spotted fever and tularemia. There have been reports of dog ...
    https://magazine.medlineplus.gov/...anding-and-preventing-tick-bites - MedlinePlus Magazine