RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 Tick trouble: Overview of tick-borne diseases
JF Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine
JO Cleve Clin J Med
FD Cleveland Clinic
SP 241
OP 248
VO 67
IS 4
A2 Wilke, William S.
A1 Taege, Alan J.
YR 2000
UL http://www.ccjm.org/content/67/4/241.abstract
AB Tick-borne diseases can be severe or even fatal, but when identified early, most can be easily treated. Tick-borne diseases often present with nonspecific symptoms. Therefore it is important for the primary care physician to be familiar with the epidemiology of these diseases and their presentations. Although Lyme disease is the most common and well-known of the many tick-borne diseases, Rocky Mountain spotted fever, ehrlichiosis, and babesiosis are also threats throughout the United States.