Rocky Mountain spotted fever

Rocky Mountain spotted fever is a bacterial disease spread by ticks. It typically begins with a fever and headache, which is followed a few days later with the development... Wikipedia

• Specialty:  Infectious disease
• Symptoms:  Early: Fever, headache, Later: Rash
• Usual onset:  2 to 14 days after infection
• Duration:  2 weeks
• Causes:  Rickettsia rickettsii spread by ticks
• Diagnostic method:  Based on symptoms
• Differential diagnosis:  Zika fever, dengue, chikungunya, Rickettsia parkeri rickettsiosis, Pacific Coast tick fever, rickettsialpox
• Treatment:  Doxycycline
• Data source:  DuckDuckGo