Colorado tick fever pathophysiology
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.
