Fever of Rocky Mountains

The most terrible illness is the Rocky Mountains fever. So is reported in United States, and they have found it in some countries of America. The places more affected to it are North Carolina and Oklahoma, both represent 35% of all cases reported by United States.

A kind of bacteria causes this illness and human beings are infected by infected ticks. The first symptoms of this infection is the sudden headache, fever and muscular ache, just immediately a rash appears.

It is very important the quick diagnosis because if treatment is effective in some cases a 3 or 5 percent of people who have got it die.

It general appears between April to September, but it can appear any time of year it temperature reaches spring temperature. People who are always near dogs or those who live near wooded places or high weeds have more risk of infection.

The first symptoms may be:

• Fever
• Sick
• Headache
• Muscleache
• Lack of hunger

Later, these symptoms include:

• Maculopapular rash
• Petequias rash
• Stomachache
• Joint pain

The rash appears first time between 2 and 5 later days from fever apparition and sometimes, fever doesn’t appear or it is too low when your doctor checks you.

Most of the times when the spots appear, are very small, flat, and pink on one’s wrist, upper arm or ankles.

The characteristic red can’t be seen up to the sixth day or later but not all patients have the same symptom.

The most important thing in this illness is that it includes the breath system, central nerve system, gastrointestinal system and renal system.

How can you diagnosis Rocky Mountains fever?

It is based on the symptoms and if you have been stung by a tick. The aspect and characteristic of the rash is very important. Generally some exams are made through a laboratory to confirm this illness.

Treatment for Rocky Mountains Fever

The right antibiotic just immediately this illness appears or there is a suspicious of the infection of Rocky Mountain Fever of course, based on medical observation.

Doxiciclina is the best medicine chosen. (adults: 100mg each 12hours- children under 45kg: 4mg/kg weigh per day in two doses)

This treatment lasts 5 days but of course it depends on the patient evolution and the right proves from the clinic.

Treatment for Rocky Mountains Fever

The right antibiotic just immediately this illness appears or there is a suspicious of the infection of Rocky Mountain Fever of course, based on medical observation.

Doxiciclina is the best medicine chosen. (adults: 100mg each 12hours- children under 45kg: 4mg/kg weigh per day in two doses)

This treatment lasts 5 days but of course it depends on the patient evolution and the right proves from the clinic.

Treatment for Rocky Mountains Fever

The right antibiotic just immediately this illness appears or there is a suspicious of the infection of Rocky Mountain Fever of course, based on medical observation.

Doxiciclina is the best medicine chosen. (adults: 100mg each 12hours- children under 45kg: 4mg/kg weigh per day in two doses)

This treatment lasts 5 days but of course it depends on the patient evolution and the right proves from the clinic.

How can you prevent Rocky Mountains fever?.

You can prevent the tick sting by:

• Ticks can’t sting you through your clothes. So you should wear:
• Light colors
• Long sleeved shirt and it should be inside your trouser.
• Socks and shoes
• Long trousers inside your socks

You should frequently check you are not bringing any tick with you in:

• all joint parts of your body, behind your knees, between your fingers, in you’re a
• axils and ingle.
• Other places where you can find them are: ears: behind and in them, on your neck, at the beginning of your hair and the top of your head.

Some areas where circulation is not enough due to:

• Your underwear is too tight.
• Your trousers wrist touches your skin.
• And anywhere your clothes touch your skin.
• Comb your hair with a thin comb.

Other measures are:

• Wooden places or weeded places: It is recommended to look for plain tracks, without vegetation or with pavement