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Editorial Board
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IFC
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Title Page
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321
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Information for Readers
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322
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Table of Contents
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323-325
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Foreword
As outdoor activities increase during the warm-weather months, physicians must be aware of the variety and constellation of symptoms caused by ticks. Certainly, the multisymptom involvement of this ex...
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Jerrold B. Leikin
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326
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Tick-Borne Illnesses: An Overview
Over the past several decades, tick-borne illnesses have become more widespread throughout the US because of such factors as climate change, increasing numbers of animal reservoirs and tick vectors, s...
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Catherine F. Decker
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327-329
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When to Suspect Tick-Borne Illness
When a patient develops a febrile illness, particularly during the summer months, the index of suspicion for tick-borne illness should always be high in those who live in or travel (within 2 weeks) to...
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Catherine F. Decker
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330-334
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Lyme Disease
Lyme disease is the most common vector-borne illness in the USA. It was originally described in 1976 after an unusual cluster of juvenile rheumatoid arthritis cases in Lyme, CT. The causative agent of...
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Omolara R. Alao,
Catherine F. Decker
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335-345
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Ehrlichioses: Anaplasmosis and Human Ehrlichiosis
Human ehrlichiosis and anaplasmosis are acute febrile tick-borne rickettsial diseases caused by organisms of the closely related genera Ehrlichia and Anaplasma. Over the past 20 years, Ehrlicha has be...
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Kristina St. Clair,
Catherine F. Decker
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346-354
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Babesiosis
Babesiosis is a tick-borne illness caused by the protozoa Babesia, an obligate parasite of red blood cells that produces a malaria-like illness. It is transmitted by the tick, Ixodes scapularis, which...
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Michael J. Kavanaugh,
Catherine F. Decker
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355-360
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Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever
Rocky Mountain spotted fever (RMSF) is both the most serious and the most commonly reported rickettsial infection in the USA. The causative organism is Rickettsia rickettsii, which is a member of the ...
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Leyi Lin,
Catherine F. Decker
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361-369
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Other Tick-Borne Illnesses: Tularemia, Colorado Tick Fever, Tick Paralysis
Tularemia, caused by the small, aerobic Gram-negative coccobacillus Francisella tularensis, is a zoonotic disease found largely in the Northern Hemisphere. It has also been referred to by many other n...
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Kerry E. Meagher,
Catherine F. Decker
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370-376
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Prevention of Tick-Borne Illness
Lyme disease and other tick-borne illnesses have become increasingly common in the US. Suburban development, adventurous habits, and increased recognition are likely all responsible for these trends. ...
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Ramiro L. Gutiérrez,
Catherine F. Decker
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377-387
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