Timeline of Rocky Mountain spotted fever (RMSF) signs and symptoms

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• Alternative Title:
  Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever (and other tickborne diseases) Toolkit for Healthcare Providers with Continuing Education
• Corporate Authors:
  National Center for Emerging and Zoonotic Infectious Diseases (U.S.). Division of Vector-Borne Diseases.
• Content Notes:
  RMSF can be fatal within 7-9 days. All patients with suspected RMSF should receive immediate antibiotic treatment with doxycycline. Use of antibiotics
  
  other than doxycycline is associated with a higher risk of fatal outcome from RMSF.
  
  Incubation period of 3-12 days following the bite of an infected tick Prophylactic use of doxycycline following tick bite is not recommended and may delay onset of illness.
  
  Website: www.cdc.gov/rmsf/
  
  Publication date from document properties.
  
  Clinical_Timeline_Rocky_Mountain_Spotted_Fever_08_English_7-2-2018-3-P.pdf
  
  
• Subjects:
  Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever/diagnosis Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever/drug Therapy
• Document Type:
  Still Image
• Genre:
  Infographic ; Chronology
• Pages in Document:
  1 unnumbered page
• Collection(s):
  Stephen B. Thacker CDC Library
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