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What is the definition of Spotted Fever?
Rocky Mountain spotted fever is a disease caused by ticks that carry the Rickettsia rickettsii bacterium. This bacterium is spread to humans through tick bites. There are several species of ticks in the U.S. that can spread the disease; however, in the eastern U.S. the bacteria are carried by dog ticks, and in the western states, by the wood tick. Rocky Mountain spotted fever most commonly occurs in Arkansas, Georgia, Virginia, Missouri, North and South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia, and Oklahoma. Most cases occur in the spring and summer in children. If untreated, the infection can lead to serious health problems, such as brain damage, kidney and heart failure, meningitis, and pneumonitis. Rocky Mountain spotted fever can be life-threatening if not treated early.
What are the symptoms of Spotted Fever?
Symptoms of Rocky Mountain spotted fever appear 2-to-14 days after a tick bite and include chills and fever, confusion, headache, muscle pain, rash that first appears as spots and then spread, thirst, lack of appetite, diarrhea, light sensitivity, hallucinations, loss of appetite, nausea and vomiting, and abdominal pain.
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What are the current treatments for Spotted Fever?
Treatment first involves removing the tick carefully without touching it. Antibiotics, such as doxycycline or tetracycline, are needed. Pregnant women are prescribed chloramphenicol. Early treatment can prevent severe illness and death.
Who are the top Spotted Fever Local Doctors?
Dr. Zainub H. Jafri
Internal Medicine
Dr. Zainub H. Jafri
Internal Medicine

Foundation Medical Partners Inc

8 Prospect St, 
Nashua, NH 
 (0.7 mi)
603-577-2045
Languages Spoken:
English
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Zainub Jafri is an Internal Medicine provider in Nashua, New Hampshire. Dr. Jafri and is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Spotted Fever. Her top areas of expertise are Atypical Pneumonia, Hospital-Acquired Pneumonia, Pneumonia, Endoscopy, and Colonoscopy. Dr. Jafri is currently accepting new patients.

Dr. Taiyo Nishimoto
Internal Medicine
Dr. Taiyo Nishimoto
Internal Medicine

Foundation Medical Partners Inc

8 Prospect St, 
Nashua, NH 
 (0.7 mi)
603-577-2045
Experience:
16+ years
Languages Spoken:
English
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Taiyo Nishimoto is an Internal Medicine provider in Nashua, New Hampshire. Dr. Nishimoto has been practicing medicine for over 16 years and is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Spotted Fever. His top areas of expertise are Familial Neurocardiogenic Syncope, Heart Failure with Preserved Ejection Fraction (HFpEF), Hospital-Acquired Pneumonia, Colonoscopy, and Endoscopy. Dr. Nishimoto is currently accepting new patients.

 
 
 
 
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Dr. Mark N. Messier
Family Medicine
Dr. Mark N. Messier
Family Medicine
173 Daniel Webster Hwy, 
Nashua, NH 
 (3.3 mi)
603-891-4500
Languages Spoken:
English
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Mark Messier is a Family Medicine provider in Nashua, New Hampshire. Dr. Messier and is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Spotted Fever. His top areas of expertise are Glucocorticoid-Remediable Aldosteronism, Hypertension, Familial Hypertension, and Type 2 Diabetes (T2D).

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What are the latest Spotted Fever Clinical Trials?
Efficacy of Azithromycin Plus Doxycycline Compared to Doxycycline Plus Placebo in Patients With Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever in Hospital General de Mexicali of ISESALUD and Hospital General No. 30 Instituto Mexicano Del Seguro Social
Efficacy of Azithromycin Plus Doxycycline Compared to Doxycycline Plus Placebo in Patients With Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever in Hospital General de Mexicali of ISESALUD and Hospital General No. 30 Instituto Mexicano Del Seguro Social
Enrollment Status: Recruiting
Publish Date: May 31, 2022
Intervention Type: Drug
Study Phase: Phase 3

Summary: The aim of this study is to impove the pharmacological treatment of Rocky mountain spotted fever, since is a very ancient disease with an antibiotic therapy that have not changed much the mortality rates, being compared with the natural curse of the disease.

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