Indian tick fever
Indian tick fever: Introduction
Indian tick fever: An infectious disease that is caused by Rickettsia conorii which is transmitted by the brown dog tick (Rhipicephalus sanguineus). The disease occurs predominantly in Mediterranean areas such as India and Africa. The onset of symptoms is usually sudden and the incubation period is usually between 6 and 10 days.
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Symptoms of Indian tick fever
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Treatments for Indian tick fever
- Antibiotics can shorten the duration of the fever. Doxycycline is the most commonly used one but tetracycline, chloramphenicol or ciprofloxacin are also used
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Indian tick fever: Complications
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Causes of Indian tick fever
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Less Common Symptoms of Indian tick fever
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Misdiagnosis and Indian tick fever
Antibiotics often causes diarrhea: The use of antibiotics are very likely
to cause some level of diarrhea in patients.
The reason is that...read more »
Sinusitis is overdiagnosed: There is a tendency to give a diagnosis of sinusitis,
when the condition is really a harmless complication of another infection,
such as a common cold....read more »
Whooping cough often undiagnosed: Although most children in the Western world have been
immunized against whooping cough (also called "pertussis"), this protection wears
off after about 15 years.
Thus,...read more »
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Prognosis for Indian tick fever
Prognosis for Indian tick fever:
The infection is rarely fatal. Patients have a natural immunity to the infection once they recover.
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