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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. 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]

4. Lyme disease is ‘almost epidemic’ in parts of NC. What you ...

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   Most people will develop a skin rash around the site of the tick bite, but that can take a few days or up a to a month to appear. The rash is different from the bump or redness that can show up ...

5. 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."

6. Doxycycline - Wikipedia

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   Doxycycline is less likely than other antibiotic drugs to cause Clostridioides difficile colitis. [73] 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 ...

7. 11 common bug bites — and photos to help you identify them

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   Here are some of the mot common bug, insect and spider bites you might be dealing with — and insect bite pictures to help you figure out which bug is responsible. Tick bites Bull's eye rash (TODAY)