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ehrlichiosis, antibodies, erhlichiosis, infectious disease transmitted by the bite of a tick, ehrlichiosis, ehrlichia organisms, was first described in 1990, two specific organisms, been implicated, ehrlichia chaffeensis, granulocytic ehrlichia, ehrlichia bacteria belong, family rickettsiae, rickettsial organisms, number of serious diseases, worldwide distribution rocky mountain spotted fever, typhus, murine typhus, scrub typhus, queensland tick typhus, boutonneuse fever, north asian tick-borne rickettsiosis, rickettsial pox, all of these diseases, require an insect, tick, flea, mite, to transmit them to humans, animals, infectious organism of ehrlichiosis is transmitted to humans by the bite of a tick, rickettsiae, a specific tick, ehrlichia inhabit the lone star tick, amblyomma americanum, american dog tick, dermacentor variabilis, deer ticks, ixodes dammini, ixodes scapularis, deer tick is also the carrier of lyme disease, ehrlichiosis is found mainly, in the southern central states, southeast, has, also been reported, in the upper midwestern, northeast, risk factors, ehrlichiosis include living in an area, a lot of ticks, activities in high grasses, owning a pet, bring a tick home, incubation period, ehrlichiosis is approximately 9 days, time of tick bite, ehrlichiosis begins, fever, chills, headache, muscle pain, nausea, a rash appears in over half the cases, disease mistaken, rocky mountain spotted fever, quite general, the infected individual is sometimes sick enough to seek medical attention, surveys show that the majority of people exposed, not seek treatment, likely never knew they were infected, ehrlichiosis, fatal, organism is sensitive to antibiotics, treatment results in improvement in 24 to 48 hours, recovery takes 3 weeks, fever, chills, headache, nausea, muscle aches, malaise, rash, maculopapular, rash, petechial, fine pinhead-sized hemorrhages, in the skin, cbc shows decreased white blood cells, leukopenia, decreased platelets, thrombocytopenia, a granulocyte stain shows clumps of bacteria inside white blood cells, platelet count shows decreased platelets, thrombocytopenia, liver enzymes show elevated transaminase, a fluorescent antibody test, turn positive, e, chaffeensis, granulocytic ehrlichia, rickettsial diseases, responsive to a group of antibiotics belonging, tetracyclines, tetracycline, doxycycline produces rapid improvement, oral tetracycline, children, after all the permanent teeth have erupted, permanently discolor teeth, still forming, treatment full recovery is expected, infection, damage many organ systems but typically the lungs, kidney, involved, several cases have resulted in death, recent tick bite, exposure to tick-infested areas, have developed symptoms suggestive of ehrlichiosis, sure to mention the tick exposure, ehrlichiosis is spread by tick bites, preventing tick bites, prevent ehrlichiosis, tick-borne diseases, common measures include the use of insect repellent, appropriate clothing, sticking to trails, avoiding dense brush, hiking, not standing under overhanging foliage, after hiking, outings, in the woods a good idea to examine yourself, ticks, remove any that found, studies suggest that a tick must be attached, at least 24 hours, cause disease, early removal, prevent infection, time of a tick bite, recorded, the incubation period of some tick-borne diseases is long enough, incubation period, lyme disease is up to 1 month, event could be forgotten.