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*Colorado tick fever is transmitted to a tick during a blood meal involving a rodent reservoir such as a squirrels, chipmunks, and mice. | *Colorado tick fever is transmitted to a tick during a blood meal involving a rodent reservoir such as a squirrels, chipmunks, and mice. | ||
*Infection perpetuates as a tick continues to feed on another host. | *Infection perpetuates as a tick continues to feed on another host. | ||
*Viral transmission from human to human is rare, however may occur during blood transfusion. | *Viral transmission from human to human is rare, however may occur during blood transfusion. <ref> Centers for Disease and Control, Colorado tick fever transmission. http://www.cdc.gov/coloradotickfever/transmission.html Accessed January 20,2016</ref> | ||
[[Image:Ctf-lifecycle.jpg|600px|left|thumb|The Colorado tick fever life cycle.]] | [[Image:Ctf-lifecycle.jpg|600px|left|thumb|The Colorado tick fever life cycle.]] | ||
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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1] Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Ilan Dock, B.S.
Overview
Transmission
- Infection with Colorado tick fever occurs as a result of being bitten by an infected Rocky Mountain wood tick (Dermacentor andersoni).
- Colorado tick fever is transmitted to a tick during a blood meal involving a rodent reservoir such as a squirrels, chipmunks, and mice.
- Infection perpetuates as a tick continues to feed on another host.
- Viral transmission from human to human is rare, however may occur during blood transfusion. [1]
References
- ↑ Centers for Disease and Control, Colorado tick fever transmission. http://www.cdc.gov/coloradotickfever/transmission.html Accessed January 20,2016