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  2. Rocky Mountain spotted fever - Wikipedia

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    Appropriate antibiotic treatment should be started immediately when there is a suspicion of Rocky Mountain spotted fever. [10] Treatment should not be delayed for laboratory confirmation of disease as early initiation of treatment of Rocky Mountain spotted fever is associated with lower mortality. [25] Failure to respond to a tetracycline ...

  3. Rickettsia rickettsii - Wikipedia

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    RMSF symptoms can vary from moderate to severe cases, and a delay in treatment is often associated with a higher case-fatality rate. [45] The most common and effective treatment for Rocky mountain spotted fever is the anti-microbial agent doxycycline. [46]

  4. Tick-borne disease - Wikipedia

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    For Anaplasmosis, ehrlichiosis and Rocky Mountain spotted fever, Doxycycline is the first line treatment for adults and children of all ages. For babesiosis, a combination therapy with atovaquone and azithromycin is most commonly recommended for treatment of mild to moderate babesiosis. Treatment is usually continued for 7 to 10 days.

  5. Three dead in outbreak of Rocky Mountain spotted fever ... - AOL

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    An outbreak of the tickborne disease Rocky Mountain spotted fever has caused at least five illnesses, including three deaths, in the US since July, the US Centers for Disease Control and ...

  6. CDC cautions travelers to Mexico about Rocky Mountain spotted ...

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    The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is warning people who are traveling to the Baja California region of Mexico to watch out for ticks that could spread Rocky Mountain spotted fever.

  7. Tetracycline antibiotics - Wikipedia

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    Tetracyclines remain the treatment of choice for infections caused by chlamydia (trachoma, psittacosis, salpingitis, urethritis and L. venereum infection), Rickettsia (typhus, Rocky Mountain spotted fever), brucellosis and spirochetal infections (Lyme disease/borreliosis and syphilis). [2] They are also used in veterinary medicine. [2]

  8. CDC issues warning as three die from Rocky Mountain spotted ...

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    There are upwards of 5,000 Rocky Mountain spotted fever cases recorded each year in the US, according to the CDC. Show comments. Advertisement. Advertisement. In Other News. Entertainment.

  9. Drug of last resort - Wikipedia

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    Chloramphenicol — formerly first-line therapy for Rocky Mountain spotted fever (until doxycycline became available). [4] Also first-line therapy (used topically) for bacterial conjunctivitis, and systemically for meningitis when allergies to penicillin or cephalosporin exist.