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Symptoms typically include headache, fever, restlessness and loss of appetite. After the third day of infections, a skin rash may show and may spread over the entire body. Some cases may involve nausea, vomiting, diarrhea or abdominal pain. Undiagnosed, Rocky Mountain spotted fever can cause central nervous system disorders, respiratory, kidney, or liver failure and in some cases, death. Treatment includes antibiotics under a physician's supervision.
For more information about Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever, please visit Center for Disease Control (Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever).
Tularemia - Caused by the bacteria Francisella tularensis, Tularemia is normally transmitted to humans by contact with animals (particularly game animals), and by the bites of flies and ticks. If the bacteria enter through a wound on the skin, a skin eruption will slightly appear at the sight of entry. Symptoms most likely include swollen lymph nodes, fever, chills and headache. Pneumonia may also develop.
Animal Health Impact
Tick bites and blood feeding annoy and harm animals, and can even cause them debilitating or fatal illnesses. The tick is the number-one cause of infectious disease in animals.
Anaplasmosis is a blood parasite that invades red blood cells of infected animals. The animal's immune system then begins to attack the red blood cells and the animal eventually suffers acute anemia. It is a disease that, at times, has been disastrous to the cattle industry. Transmission among animals is generally by ticks (Dermacentor andersoni in western North America), but transmission by biting flies, mosquitoes, hypodermic needles, dehorning, castrating and ear tagging can occur. The disease does not affect humans.
