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DictionarySeemountain feverColorado tick fever
Colorado tick fever or mountain tick fever, acute disease caused by infection with a double-stranded RNA virus (a Coltvirus) that is transmitted to humans by Rocky Mountain wood ticks (Dermacentor andersoni), which can also transmit Rocky Mountain spotted feverRocky Mountain spotted fever,
infectious disease caused by a rickettsia. The bacterium is harbored by wild rodents and other animals and is carried by infected ticks of several species that attach themselves to humans.
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or rabbit fever,
acute, infectious disease caused by Francisella tularensis (Pasteurella tularensis). The greatest incidence is among people who handle infected wild rabbits.
..... Click the link for more information. . The disease, which may be mistaken for a generic viral infection, is endemic to parts of the W United States and Canada, especially mountainous regions. Symptoms include fever accompanied by headache and muscle ache, chills, nausea and vomiting, and a sensitivity to light. Symptoms typically begin three to six days after being bitten by an infected tick, last for about three days and subside, then return in many cases for a few more days. Complications, such as meningitis and encephalitis, are rare and occur mainly in children, but older adults often experience lingering fatigue and malaise for weeks or months. Nonaspirin analgesics and other treatments may be given for the symptoms; there is no vaccine.Colorado tick fever[‚kal·ə′rad·ō ′tik ‚fē·vər] (medicine) A nonexanthematous acute viral disease of humans occurring in the western United States and transmitted by a bite of the tick Dermacentor andersoni ; characterized by a short course, intermittent fever, leukopenia, and occasionally meningoencephalitis. Also known as mountain tick fever. Colorado tick fever
Colorado tick fever [kol″ŏ-rah´do] a febrile disease occurring in the Rocky Mountain and Pacific slope regions of the United States and Canada; it is caused by a virus and the vector is a tick, Dermacentor andersoni. The accompanying fever and flulike symptoms occur in two phases with a period of remission in between.Col·o·ra·do tick fe·veran infection caused by Colorado tick fever virus and transmitted to humans by Dermacentor andersoni; the symptoms are mild, there is no rash, the temperature is not excessively elevated, and the disease is rarely, if ever, fatal.A rare acute tick-borne—vector, Dermacentor andersoni—RNA orbiviral infection occurring in the early spring in the Rocky Mountains
Management Tick removal, acetaminophen for fever
Prognosis Excellent; self-limited with little neurologic or other residuaColorado tick fever American mountain fever, mountain fever, mountain tick fever Infectious disease A rare acute tick-borne–vector, Dermacentor andersoni RNA orbiviral infection occurring in the early spring in the Rocky Mountains Clinical 3 to 6 day incubation, then chills, sweats, joint pain, biphasic–'saddleback' fever, myalgias of the back and legs, headache, retro-orbital pain, photophobia, malaise, N&V, rash, weakness Management Tick removal, acetaminophen for fever Prognosis Excellent; self-limited with little residuaCol·o·ra·do tick fe·ver (kol'ŏr-ah'dō tik fē'vĕr) An infection caused by Colorado tick fever virus and transmitted to humans by Dermacentor andersoni; the symptoms are mild, there is no rash, fever is not excessive, and the disease is rarely fatal.
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