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    [an error occurred while processing this directive] Zoonotic diseases continue to increase Nov 20, 2005
    ...encephalitis. Ticks can infect humans with Lyme disease, relapsing fever, Rocky Mountain spotted fever and several other zoonotic diseases. ...
    - EastOregonian.info (subscription),

    Medical International Technology, Inc. Announces Business ... Nov 22, 2005
    ...through needlesticks, including hepatitis B and C, tuberculosis, syphilis, malaria, herpes, diphtheria, gonorrhea, typhus and Rocky Mountain spotted fever. ...
    - PrimeZone (press release),

    Wellington man, 50, charged in death of infant granddaughter Nov 18, 2005
    Despite reports that he suffers from forgetfulness brought on by Rocky Mountain spotted fever, a Wellington grandfather has been charged with causing his 8 ...
    - Sun-Sentinel.com,

    UW report highlights global warming deaths Nov 16, 2005
    Global warming may reduce certain health hazards, Patz noted, such as Rocky Mountain spotted fever because the ticks that carry it don't survive as well when ...
    - Wisconsin State Journal,

    TICK TIME: Black-legged ticks, which carry the bacteria that ... Nov 9, 2005
    ...into the skin and sucking blood for up to several days.Lyme and other tick-borne diseases, including Rocky Mountain spotted fever, anaplasmosis, ehrlichiosis ...
    - Willits News,

    A Home for Veterans Nov 11, 2005
    ...served less than a year in the Air Force in 1950 after being injured in boot camp, picked up the bird-feeding habit when Rocky Mountain spotted fever took the ...
    - Bremerton Sun (subscription),

    Something to consider before stomping a snake Nov 6, 2005
    ...are nonvenomous, and they eat a lot of nuisance rats and mice that spread diseases such as tuberculosis, rabies and Rocky Mountain spotted fever to humans. ...
    - Charlotte Observer,

    : Autumn Triggers Rodents to Move Indoors! Nov 7, 2005
    ...dysentery, swine fever, Newcastle disease, Chagas’ disease, foot and mouth disease, Listeriosis, Rocky Mountain spotted fever, and toxoplasmosis. ...
    - NewsReleaseWire.com (press release)

    Part 3 of 5: From hospital lab to crowded wake, one question: Why? Nov 1, 2005
    Reece's blood already had been tested for everything from Rocky Mountain spotted fever to mononucleosis to bacterial pneumonia. ...
    - Minneapolis Star Tribune (subscription),

    Why Biodiversity Is a Public Health Issue Nov 2, 2005
    This effect appears to apply to several diseases found in the United States such as West Nile virus, Lyme disease, and Rocky Mountain spotted fever, as well as ...
    - American Council on Science and Health,

    Watching as the worst comes true Oct 30, 2005
    A tip came into the newsroom: a teenager from Woodbury had died from Rocky Mountain spotted fever, a rare disease in Minnesota. ...
    - Minneapolis Star Tribune (subscription),

    Mr. Utility Belt carries agony to the pumpkin patch Oct 29, 2005
    I just contracted that illness, as well as Rocky Mountain spotted fever and maybe a little Lyme disease on the side, all because of Mr. Utility Belt.�. ...
    - Kansas City Star,

    Executive orders: Napolitano averages more than 2 a month Nov 7, 2005
    ...called for spending money from the Health Crisis Fund for programs to deal with West Nile Virus, whooping cough, Rocky Mountain spotted fever, influenza, a ...
    - Arizona Capitol Times,

    How to protect your pets from fleas, ticks Oct 28, 2005
    Ticks can be more harmful than fleas because they can cause Lyme Disease, Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever and other diseases, some of which can be passed on to ...
    - Elmira Star-Gazette,

    Warning Of Spread Of Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever Sep 13, 2005
    ...expert at Johns Hopkins who has spent nearly three decades studying the life-threatening, tick-borne infection known as Rocky Mountain spotted fever warns that ...
    - RxPG NEWS

    Man, man's best friend both susceptible to Rocky Mountain spotted ... Sep 14, 2005
    ...dog tick - the only tick species that's known to infest homes and kennels in North America - may be able to transmit Rocky Mountain spotted fever to humans ...
    - Agriculture Online

    Tick found in Uh'ville tests positive for spotted fever bacteria Sep 14, 2005
    An American dog tick that a Uhrichsville area man found on his back tested positive for a bacteria group known to cause Rocky Mountain spotted fever. ...
    - New Philadelphia Times Reporter

    Dog tick shows new potential for disease spread Sep 18, 2005
    Scientists have discovered that a very common type of dog tick can spread Rocky Mountain spotted fever, a serious and often fatal illness that reached historic ...
    - Quincy Herald Whig

    VETERINARY Q&A: Immune dysfunction likely cause of strangles Sep 30, 2005
    Other diseases such as Rocky Mountain spotted fever and Ehrlichia as well as the presence of rat poison can cause similar signs and may have to ruled out. ...
    - Richmond Times Dispatch

    Infected ticks found in Arizona Sep 11, 2005
    By ANNE MINARD. For the first time, the brown dog tick, common throughout the arid Southwest, has been found to carry Rocky Mountain spotted fever. ...
    - Arizona Daily Sun

    Montana community soon will be home to a biodefense lab Sep 18, 2005
    Scientists came to the Bitterroot Valley early in the 20th century to study the outbreak of an often fatal disease that was named Rocky Mountain spotted fever. ...
    - Boston Globe

    Annual medical conference delayed Sep 23, 2005
    The conference will be on diseases that move from animals to humans, such as Rocky Mountain spotted fever and bovine spongiform encephalopathy, also known as ...
    - Billings Gazette

    Ticks alive and well in California Sep 24, 2005
    Lyme disease. The brown dog tick, which is very common, has just been confirmed as a carrier of Rocky Mountain spotted fever. If ...
    - San Francisco Chronicle

    Strange illness overcome Aug 30, 2005
    The rash flared and receded as she took Benadryl. Knorr returned to the doctor. Later, lab results confirmed she had Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever. ...
    - York Daily Record

    FEATURE-Rural Montana prepares for major bio defense lab Sep 12, 2005
    ...came to the Bitterroot Valley early in the 20th century to study the outbreak of an often fatal disease which came to be called Rocky Mountain spotted fever. ...
    - Reuters

    Spotting The Tick Aug 31, 2005
    ...by a common tick. The American dog tick is tiny, but it can transmit an illness called Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever. As the name ...
    - 13WHAM-TV

    Fossil Hunters: A Tale of Discovery Sep 14, 2005
    ...of California, San Francisco, studied the cases and determined the cause was a tick-transmitted disease, like Rocky Mountain spotted fever, which was readily ...
    - The Ledger

    Mayfield's Map to ... Richmond Sep 8, 2005
    ...do. Jeremy Mayfield: You know, Sammy Johns got Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever last time we were there, when he got bitten by a tick. ...
    - Nascar (press release)

    Pet diseases can make people sick Sep 1, 2005
    ...cat-scratch disease. Ticks can transmit a number of infections, including Lyme disease and Rocky Mountain spotted fever. There are ...
    - Kansas City Star

    Looking for fall stripers near the dams Aug 31, 2005
    An hour later we were tired and I needed to get home to medicate our golden retriever who had Rocky Mountain spotted fever. But… ...
    - Gallatin News Examiner

    Prevention is key to nixing flea problems31 Jul 2005
    While fleas don't transmit Lyme disease or Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever the way ticks do, they can serve as a carrier for tapeworms. ...
    - Greensboro News Record

    Rocky Mountain spotted feverJul 24, 2005
    Rocky Mountain spotted fever is an infectious disease caused by Rickettsia rickettsii transmitted to humans by the bite of a tick. ...
    - drkoop.com

    Fayetteville Woman Recounts Painful Bout With Rocky Mountain ...Jul 6, 2005
    FAYETTEVILLE, NC -- Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever is most common in southeastern states like North Carolina. One woman had a close ...
    - WRAL.com

    Clozapine-Induced Allergic VasculitisJul 29, 2005
    The initial differential diagnosis included Rocky Mountain spotted fever, Churg-Strauss syndrome, Wegener’s granulomatosis, microscopic polyarteritis, mixed ...
    - Am J Psychiatry (subscription)

    NYC Health Dept Reminds New Yorkers To Take Precautions Against ...Jul 29, 2005
    There were 47 cases of ehrlichiosis in New Yorkers in 2004. Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever (RMSF) is primarily transmitted by the American dog tick. ...
    - Medical News Today

    Viral Encephalitis Transmitted From Donor to Organ RecipientsJul 26, 2005
    ...ehrlichiosis. The classic rash of Rocky Mountain spotted fever is maculopapular or purpuric and begins on the wrists and ankles. ...
    - Journal of American Medical Association (subscription)

    The Battle of the BugsJul 28, 2005
    ...or are suspected of being responsible, for carrying an alarming array of diseases, including Rocky Mountain spotted fever, encephalomyelitis (sleeping sickness ...
    - TheHorse.com

    Rollins, Inc. Reports Continued Improvement in Quarterly EarningsJul 27, 2005
    ...well, and our most recent activity involved assisting an Arizona community that was experiencing an outbreak of tick-transmitted Rocky Mountain Spotted-Fever. ...
    - Business Wire

    NC tick-borne illness risingJul 15, 2005
    More people fall ill with the tick-borne disease Rocky Mountain spotted fever in North Carolina than in any other state. And cases ...
    - Charlotte Observer

    DR. HOOK- Ticked off: Bloodsuckers are bad newsJul 21, 2005
    Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever (RMSF) is all over North America-- and North Carolina has about 35 percent of the cases. The dog tick is the main carrier. ...
    - The Hook

    U. of C. lab will seek answers on deadly diseasesJul 26, 2005
    It will be called the Howard T. Ricketts Laboratory, after the U. of C. scientist who discovered the microbes that cause Rocky Mountain spotted fever and typhus ...
    - Chicago Sun-Times

    How to treat insect bites, stingsJul 25, 2005
    ...bite, you ought to see your doctor. Ticks carry Lyme disease and Rocky Mountain spotted fever. Your doctor may need to prescribe ...
    - Arizona Republic

    Avoiding ticks is first line of defense against illnessJul 14, 2005
    Tick bites that result in Lyme disease or Rocky Mountain spotted fever are rare occurrences in Lenoir County. But that doesn't mean ...
    - Kinston Free Press

    Tips for Avoiding Summer PestsJul 20, 2005
    ...that infection.". But, he says, there are other tick-born illnesses, such as Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever, even paralysis. Kurt T ...
    - KSL-TV

    Beware the Tick!Jul 14, 2005
    The most prevalent strains of tick-spread disease are Colorado tick fever, relapsing fever, and Rocky Mountain spotted fever (RMSF). ...
    - Mother Earth News

    The pesky mosquito has long tormented mankindJul 21, 2005
    ...in New Jersey had been diagnosed with West Nile, transmitted primarily by the bite of mosquitoes, and he also had Rocky Mountain spotted fever, a disease often ...
    - phillyburbs.com

    Ticks are leading carriers of diseases to humans in USJul 19, 2005
    ...to the mosquitoes worldwide. Tick bites can lead to diseases such as Rocky Mountain spotted fever and Lyme disease. It is not the ...
    - Billings Gazette

    Farrow’s game, meanwhile, looks as healthy as everJul 24, 2005
    Farrow was diagnosed with the disease last month. To make matters worse, doctors told him he also had a rare case of Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever. ...
    - phillyburbs.com

    Tick Illnesses Pose Risks For State ResidentsJul 8, 2005
    ...bites. Year after year, the state leads the nation in the number of cases of Rocky Mountain spotted fever, a tick-borne disease. ...
    - NBC 17.com

    Alarming Summer EncountersJul 15, 2005
    ...of which carry Lyme disease, human babesiosis and human granulocytic erlichiosis), dog ticks (some of which carry Rocky Mountain spotted fever, tularemia and ...
    - Town Times

    Current pests and diseases in the gardenJul 12, 2005
    Two bacterial diseases, Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever and Lyme disease, can be transmitted by ticks. There are four types of ticks in Virginia. ...
    - Fauquier Times-Democrat

    Veterinary Topics: What’s in a name?Jul 6, 2005
    Rickettsial organisms cause other diseases that are commonly flea- or tick-borne, such as Rocky Mountain spotted fever and typhus. ...
    - Thoroughbred Times

    Near-fatal illness brings new perspective on lifeJul 13, 2005
    He immediately began treatment for a disease in the Rickettsia family, related to typhoid fever, called Rocky Mountain spotted fever. ...
    - The Mountain Press

    Tick, tock ... ouchJul 6, 2005
    Bites from infected ticks spread diseases such as Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever, Tularemia Babesiosis, Human Granulocyctic Ehrlichiosis (HGE), and most often ...
    - Wilmington Advocate

    State issues warning on Lyme disease riskJul 3, 2005
    The American dog tick can transmit Rocky Mountain spotted fever, whose symptoms include a sudden onset of fever, headache and muscle pain, followed by a rash. ...
    - Chicago Tribune

    Tick season poses risk to animals and humansJul 5, 2005
    ...they carry disease. Among the most feared are Lyme disease and an emerging menace, Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever. Getz is taking ...
    - The Grand Rapids Press

    Official: Mosquitoes a dangerJul 11, 2005
    ...recorded 377 cases of West Nile between 2001 and 2005, as well as 12 cases of Colorado tick fever and 15 cases of Rocky Mountain spotted fever, which is also ...
    - Billings Gazette

    Residents warned to watch out for ticksJul 6, 2005
    Hard ticks, which burrow under the skin of humans and animals, can potentially transmit tick paralysis or, less frequently, Rocky Mountain spotted fever. ...
    - The Spokesman Review (subscription)

    CDC Recommends Permethrin to Combat MosquitoesJul 19, 2005
    ...summer in full swing, now is a critical time to protect yourself from insects that can cause diseases such as West Nile virus and Rocky Mountain spotted fever. ...
    - LKN Living

    Specialists warn: It's high time for ticksJul 4, 2005
    ...before. The other main type of tick, the dog tick, is believed to be linked to tularemia and Rocky Mountain spotted fever. Deer ...
    - Boston Globe

    Using the genomic shortcut to predict bacterial behaviorJul 5, 2005
    ...proteins," explains Ogata. Other Rickettsia species include the pathogens responsible for typhus and Rocky Mountain spotted fever. "Up to ...
    - Medical News Today

    Fishin' & Outdoor TrailsJul 14, 2005
    Midwest. Besides Lyme disease, ticks also transmit Rocky Mountain spotted fever, Colorado tick fever and several forms of encephalitis. ...
    - Warwick Beacon

    Using the genomic shortcut to predict bacterial behaviorJul 9, 2005
    Ogata. (I-Newswire) - Other Rickettsia species include the pathogens responsible for typhus and Rocky Mountain spotted fever. "Up ...
    - I-Newswire.com

    State issues Lyme disease warning for DuPage CountyJul 3, 2005
    Health officials also found American dog ticks at two sites in DuPage County. Those ticks can carry potentially fatal Rocky Mountain spotted fever.
    - WLS

    More ticks mean more risks for people and petsJul 11, 2005
    Ticks can transmit a variety of diseases in the United States, including Lyme disease, Rocky Mountain spotted fever, ehrliciosis, tularemia and babesiosis ...
    - Gloucester Daily Times

    Nobel Prize-Winning Maryland Educator DiesJul 12, 2005
    1981. Before that, he conducted influential studies related to cholera, Rocky Mountain spotted fever, malaria and tuberculosis. ...
    - WJZ

    World needs your ideas? Podcasting to the rescue!Jul 6, 2005
    During recent podcasts, Willits of Conyers visited the Eucharistic Congress, talked about his mom's contracting Rocky Mountain spotted fever, and provided ...
    - Atlanta Journal Constitution (subscription)

    Fight the Bite extends beyond Fourth of July weekendJul 6, 2005
    ...maladies as St. Louis encephalitis, Lyme disease, Rocky Mountain spotted fever and other insect-born diseases. Those diseases aren ...
    - Grand Island Independent

    FOR YOUR INFORMATIONJul 1, 2005
    ...on types of repellents, DEET, other ways to protect kids from insect bites, and descriptions of West Nile virus, Lyme disease and Rocky Mountain spotted fever. ...
    - AAP News (subscription)

    Do some research to protect against tick-borne diseasesJul 1, 2005
    ...one of 11 different diseases spread by ticks in the US Michigan currently has 3 tick-borne diseases: Lyme disease, Rocky Mountain spotted fever and tularemia. ...
    - DetNews.com

    Science legend, Dr. Dave Keeling, passes awayJul 4, 2005
    District in 1914. Charles Keeling caught Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever in those early days and was treated by Drs. Thornton and Howard ...
    - Hamilton Ravalli Republic

    Podcasting market growsJul 8, 2005
    During recent podcasts, Willits visits the Eucharistic Congress, talks about his mom contracting Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever and provides insights into losing ...
    - AZ Central.com




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