A bacterial infection transmitted by ticks that causes flu-like symptoms.
A tick carrying the bacterium that causes ehrlichiosis has been feeding on you for at least 24 hours.
Flu-like signs and symptoms may appear — usually within seven to 14 days of the bite.
Most ticks attach themselves to your lower legs and feet as you walk or work in grassy, wooded areas or overgrown fields. After a tick attaches to your body, it usually crawls upward to find a location to burrow into your skin.
You may find a tick on the back of your knees, groin, underarms, ears, back of your neck and elsewhere.
Cause
Feeding of 24 hours of the Lone Star tick (notice white spot on tick)
Infected white-tailed deer
Infected coyote
From mother to foetus
Direct contact with an infected, slaughtered animal
Treatments
Blood transfusions
Source: River Landings Animal Clinic in Bradenton, Florida ' white spot on tick'
Symptoms
High temperature greater than 38°C (100°F) or over and/or chills and sweats longer than 72 hours?
Headache which is on and off or a constant headache longer than 24 hours?
Please talk to your healthcare professional (i.e. Medical Doctor/Pharmacist) for further advice
Detailed Information
Please copy and paste any key words from the title: Ehrlichiosis in the following respective 'Medtick References and/or Sources' to find out more about the disease (this also may include diagnosis tests and generic medical treatments).
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