Rocky Mountain spotted fever: Causes, Symptoms, Daignosis, Prevention and Treatment

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Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever
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Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever

• Rocky Mountain spotted fever is a disease that
  is caused by an organism called as Rickettsia
  rickettsii, which infects ticks throughout their
  lifetime and is passed on to the next generation
  of ticks. Rodents and other animals can also
  have the infection, but generally do not show any
  kind of symptoms.

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Who gets Rocky Mountain spotted fever?

• Anyone who gets in contact with an infected tick
  and on whom the tick remains for many hours can
  get Rocky Mountain spotted fever. In spite of
  its name, the disease is rarely seen in the Rocky
  Mountain region.

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How is Rocky Mountain spotted fever spread?

• People get Rocky Mountain spotted fever from the
  bite of an infected tick.
• There is no evidence seen of natural
  person-to-person transmission however, there have
  been some cases reported in persons who extracted
  infected ticks from other people and in doing so,
  crushed the ticks and exposed themselves to
  infection from the tick.

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How can Rocky Mountain spotted fever be
prevented?

• Try to avoid tick infested areas, especially
  during the warmer months.
• Try to wear light colored clothing, so that the
  ticks can be easily seen.
• Try to wear a long sleeved shirt, hat, long
  pants, and tuck your pant legs into your socks.
• Try to walk in the center of trails to avoid
  overhanging grass and brush.
• Examine your body every few hours for ticks when
  you spend a lot of time outdoors in tick infested
  areas.
• Ticks are most often seen on the thigh, arms,
  under arms and legs.

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How can Rocky Mountain spotted fever be
prevented?

• Ticks can be very tiny (no bigger than a
  pinhead).
• Carefully look for new freckles.
• Try to use insect repellents which contain DEET
  on your skin or permethrin on clothing.
• Make sure to follow the directions on the
  container and wash off repellents when going
  indoors.
• Remove attached ticks immediately.

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What are the symptoms of Rocky Mountain spotted
fever?

• The disease causes a range of moderate to high
  fever that may last for a long time if not
  treated. Some of the other symptoms of the
  Rocky Mountain spotted fever can include
• Severe headache
• Body aches
• Chills
• In more than half of the cases, a red raised rash
  is seen on the arms and legs, particularly on the
  palms of the hands and soles of the feet, and
  then spreads to the trunk.
• Rocky Mountain spotted fever can be dangerous if
  not treated properly.

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