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*Individuals with frequent exposure to dogs and who reside near wooded areas or areas with high grass may also be at increased risk of [[infection]]. | *Individuals with frequent exposure to dogs and who reside near wooded areas or areas with high grass may also be at increased risk of [[infection]]. | ||
====='''Region of Exposure'''===== | ====='''Region of Exposure'''===== | ||
:*Over half of the cases occur in the South Atlantic region of the United States (Delaware, Maryland, Washington D.C., Virginia, West Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, and Florida). | |||
:*The highest incidence rates have been found in North Carolina and Oklahoma. | |||
:*Although this disease was first discovered and recognized in the Rocky Mountain area, relatively few cases are reported from that area today. <ref name="RMSF Stats CDC”> Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever Statistics. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (2015). http://www.cdc.gov/rmsf/stats/ Accessed on December 30, 2015</ref> | |||
====='''Season of Exposure'''===== | ====='''Season of Exposure'''===== | ||
:*Rocky Mountain spotted fever is a [[seasonal disease]] and occurs throughout the United States during the months of April through September. <ref name="RMSF CDC”> Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever Information. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (2015). http://www.cdc.gov/rmsf/ Accessed on December 30, 2015</ref> | |||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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Overview
The primary risk factors associated with Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever are exposure to endemic environment and the time of that exposure. Wood Ticks have been identified as the primary vector of rocky mountain spotted fever infections, thus being bitten in an endemic area may result in the contraction of the disease.
Risk Factors
Tick Bites
- Individuals with frequent exposure to dogs and who reside near wooded areas or areas with high grass may also be at increased risk of infection.
Region of Exposure
- Over half of the cases occur in the South Atlantic region of the United States (Delaware, Maryland, Washington D.C., Virginia, West Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, and Florida).
- The highest incidence rates have been found in North Carolina and Oklahoma.
- Although this disease was first discovered and recognized in the Rocky Mountain area, relatively few cases are reported from that area today. [1]
Season of Exposure
- Rocky Mountain spotted fever is a seasonal disease and occurs throughout the United States during the months of April through September. [2]
References
- ↑ Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever Statistics. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (2015). http://www.cdc.gov/rmsf/stats/ Accessed on December 30, 2015
- ↑ Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever Information. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (2015). http://www.cdc.gov/rmsf/ Accessed on December 30, 2015