Which Tick Illness?

first seen in cattle

caused by the Bayesian parasite

most healthy people that become infected have mild and temporary problems. if you are fighting other infections, are elderly, have a weaker immue system, or if you spleen was revomes, symptoms of this may persist

symptomsinclude: insidious onset, fatigues, weight-loss, anemia, loss of appetite, drenching night sweats, nuscle aches, headache-can last several days to months

occurs mainly in coastal areas in the northeastern US, especially offshore island s of New Yokr and massachusetss

most commonly spread by deer ticks. 10% of Lyme ticks carry this also

the parasite attacks the red blood cells

incubation can take from 1-12 months

symptoms usually occur in 3-12 days after being bitten

found in NW US

no vaccine

treated with tetracycline

symptoms:chills, high fever, headache, nausea, vomiting and a specifc ROSE COLORED skin rash. rash appears first oon writsts and ankels and spreads into trunck with the spots turning deep read a running togheter

if left untreated, it is potentially fatal

symptoms usually occur 3-16 days after being bitten

onset of symptom are rapid, developing in just a few housr

symptoms: high fever, malaise, confusion, severe headach, muscles and joint aches, chills, cough, nausea, vomitting, lack of appetite, lung infection, occasionally a rash

if left untreated, complications can includ:breathing difficulties, mental problems, kidney probelems, CNS involvemnt, including seizures, coma, stiff neck, ligh sensitivinty, cranial nerve palsy, ataxia(loss of coordination.)

u pto 62% of people need hospitalization

if left untreat it can be fatal (about 2% die)

2-24% lyme ticks also carry this

most common cases have occure on Block island and Nantucket. but manycases have also occured in CT, NY, RI, and Penn. and Mass.

treatment usually is DOXYCYCLINE. id does not respond to antibiotics used to treat lyme

testing:blood test to look for a plat\elet count, a low white blood cell cound and an elevatined liver function