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2. The Potentially Fatal Tick-Borne Illness You Haven't ... - AOL

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   AGS can cause a range of symptoms: mild ones like a rash or hives, or more severe ones such as difficulty breathing, and even anaphylaxis, says infectious disease expert Amesh A. Adalja, M.D ...

3. These Pictures Will Help You Identify the Most Common Skin Rashes

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   However, many tick bites do not cause a bullseye rash; it appears in about 70 to 80% of Lyme patients. Other symptoms to note : You might actually find a tick attached to you before a tick bite ...

4. Dermacentor variabilis - Wikipedia

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   Tick removal hooks are recommended in areas where ticks are common. [10] Removing the tick with fingers is never a good idea because squeezing to grasp the tick could potentially inject more infectious material. [10] Apply rubbing alcohol to the bite area afterward to thoroughly clean the wound. [10]

5. Never ignore a tick bite if it looks like this - AOL

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   Typically characterized by fevers and obvious rashes that turn up after and around the tick bite, Rocky Mountain spotted fever (RMSF) tends to be one of the most lethal tick-borne illness in the U ...

6. Erythema migrans - Wikipedia

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   This rash was known as erythema chronicum migrans, the skin rash found in early-stage Lyme disease. [18] In the 1920s, French physicians Garin and Bujadoux described a patient with meningoencephalitis, painful sensory radiculitis, and erythema migrans following a tick bite, and they postulated the symptoms were due to a spirochetal infection

7. Southern tick-associated rash illness - Wikipedia

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   Southern tick-associated rash illness (STARI) is an emerging infectious disease related to Lyme disease that occurs in southeastern and south-central United States. It is spread by tick bites and it was hypothesized that the illness was caused by the bacteria Borrelia lonestari. However, there is insufficient evidence to declare this Borrelia ...

8. Most tick bites go unnoticed. Here's how to identify and ...

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   And you shouldn't assume that you weren't bitten if you don't have the rash. Other tick-borne illnesses, like southern tick-associated rash illness and Rocky Mountain spotted fever, can also cause ...

9. Lyme disease - Wikipedia

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   Lyme disease, also known as Lyme borreliosis, is a tick-borne disease caused by species of Borrelia bacteria, transmitted by blood-feeding ticks in the genus Ixodes. [4] [9] [10] The most common sign of infection is an expanding red rash, known as erythema migrans (EM), which appears at the site of the tick bite about a week afterwards. [1]