Practice Management
In the United States, 8 common species of ticks exist in different geographies that present risk of transmitting more than 10 different types of diseases. According to data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the most common ticks associated with human disease transmission in the United States are the American dog tick (Dermacentor variabilis, or D. similis), also known as a “wood tick,” and the blacklegged tick (Ixodes scapularis), commonly referred to as …
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Batsheva R. Sholomson, DO; Danielle Langan, DO; Abbas Husain, MD; Shorok Hassan, DO Urgent Message: With the incidence of babesiosis rising, clinicians are encouraged to consider the totality of presentation including risk factors based on endemic region, recent travel or tick bite, and clinical signs and symptoms. Citation: Sholomson BR, Langan D, Husain A, Hassan S. Fever of Unknown Origin: A Case Report of Babesiosis Infection. J Urgent Care Med. 2024; 18(10):17-21 Key Words: Babesiosis, …
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The weather is warm, schools are getting out, and people are venturing off into the wild for outdoor adventure—and to face the perils of tick-infested woods and fields. Visits to urgent care sparked by fear of tick-borne illnesses are sure to follow. In addition to well-known (though still relatively uncommon) diagnoses like Lyme disease and Rocky Mountain spotted fever, the newly identified Human Powassan (POW) virus can be deadly in some cases. Its symptoms are …
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