Rocky Mountain spotted fever Archives - Women's Healthcare

Rocky Mountain spotted fever

Simulated tick removal

Clinical Pearls for NPs: Lyme Disease and Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever, Diagnosis and Tick Removal

A short guide to diagnosis of Rocky Mountain spotted fever and Lyme disease, along with a link to a video of tick-removal technique

Infected female deer tick on hairy human skin. Ixodes ricinus. Parasitic mite. Acarus. Dangerous biting insect on background of epidermis detail. Disgusting carrier of infections. Tick-borne diseases.

Effect of tickborne illnesses on women

Includes a video with a step-by-step simulation of a tick removal.