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  2. Post-exposure prophylaxis - Wikipedia

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    Post-exposure prophylaxis, also known as post-exposure prevention (PEP), is any preventive medical treatment started after exposure to a pathogen in order to prevent the infection from occurring. It should be contrasted with pre-exposure prophylaxis , which is used before the patient has been exposed to the infective agent.

  3. Doxycycline - Wikipedia

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    Doxycycline is less likely than other antibiotic drugs to cause Clostridioides difficile colitis. [75] An erythematous rash in sun-exposed parts of the body has been reported to occur in 7.3–21.2% of persons taking doxycycline for malaria prophylaxis. One study examined the tolerability of various malaria prophylactic regimens and found ...

  4. Rocky Mountain spotted fever - Wikipedia

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    Children are five times more likely than adults to die from RMSF." A 2013 study shows that "short courses of…doxycycline can be used in children without causing tooth staining or weakening of tooth enamel." [28] The CDC observed that "clearer language on the drug label may help avoid hesitation in prescribing life-saving doxycycline to children."

  5. Mom shares terrifying photos to warn other parents about ...

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    While seed ticks, which are just regular ticks in larval form, are much smaller than regular ticks, they cannot simply be brushed off the body.. According to the Centers for Disease Control and ...

  6. Antibiotic prophylaxis - Wikipedia

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    A single dose covers the whole perioperative risk period - even if the operation is delayed or long-lasting - and with regard to respiratory and urinary tract infections Repeat administrations for prophylaxis are not necessary, so that additional doses are less likely to be forgotten (an advantage of practical value in a busy working situation ...

  7. These Pictures Will Help You ID the Most Common Bug Bites and ...

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    Tick Bites What they look like: The best way to ID a tick bite is to find one of the insects attached to you—and they can linger for three to six days as they feed on your blood.

  8. Tick-borne disease - Wikipedia

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    Patients with Lyme disease who are treated with appropriate antibiotics usually recover rapidly and completely. Antibiotics commonly used include doxycycline, amoxicillin, or cefuroxime axetil. For Anaplasmosis, ehrlichiosis and Rocky Mountain spotted fever, Doxycycline is the first line treatment for adults and children of all ages. For ...

  9. Erythema migrans - Wikipedia

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    The initial sign of about 80% of Lyme infections is an erythema migrans (EM) rash at the site of a tick bite, often near skin folds, such as the armpit, groin, or back of knee, on the trunk, under clothing straps, or in children's hair, ear, or neck. [3] [10] Most people who get infected do not remember seeing a tick or the bite. The EM rash ...