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There, ehrlichiosis, spotted fever rickettsioses and the allergic condition alpha-gal syndrome are the top concerns.
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Pien Huang, NPR, 23 June 2025
Rocky Mountain spotted fever There are two main ticks responsible for spreading rocky mountain spotted fever: the Rocky Mountain wood tick and the American dog tick.
—Jocelyn Solis-Moreira, Popular Science, 27 Mar. 2023
North American opossums are known to carry leptospirosis, tuberculosis, coccidiosis, spotted fever and tularemia, according to Critter Control.
—Clare Mulroy, USA TODAY, 7 Nov. 2022
Removing ticks quickly can reduce the risk of catching Lyme Disease or spotted fever rickettsiosis.
—al, 13 June 2022
Other tick-borne diseases include anaplasmosis, babesiosis, ehrlichiosis, spotted fever rickettsiosis and tularemia.
—Rachel Trent, CNN, 12 July 2021
Tidewater spotted fever can cause fever, muscle aches, headaches, and a rash.
—Elyse Kelly, Washington Examiner, 22 Feb. 2021
Nicholle was a master researcher of infectious diseases and made many discoveries regarding the pathology and epidemiology of brucellosis, leishmaniasis, measles, rinderpest, scarlet fever, Mediterranean spotted fever, toxoplasmosis, trachoma and tuberculosis.
—Rebecca Kreston, Discover Magazine, 21 Mar. 2012
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Pien Huang, NPR, 23 June 2025
Rocky Mountain spotted fever There are two main ticks responsible for spreading rocky mountain spotted fever: the Rocky Mountain wood tick and the American dog tick.
—Jocelyn Solis-Moreira, Popular Science, 27 Mar. 2023
North American opossums are known to carry leptospirosis, tuberculosis, coccidiosis, spotted fever and tularemia, according to Critter Control.
—Clare Mulroy, USA TODAY, 7 Nov. 2022
Removing ticks quickly can reduce the risk of catching Lyme Disease or spotted fever rickettsiosis.
—al, 13 June 2022
Other tick-borne diseases include anaplasmosis, babesiosis, ehrlichiosis, spotted fever rickettsiosis and tularemia.
—Rachel Trent, CNN, 12 July 2021
Tidewater spotted fever can cause fever, muscle aches, headaches, and a rash.
—Elyse Kelly, Washington Examiner, 22 Feb. 2021
Nicholle was a master researcher of infectious diseases and made many discoveries regarding the pathology and epidemiology of brucellosis, leishmaniasis, measles, rinderpest, scarlet fever, Mediterranean spotted fever, toxoplasmosis, trachoma and tuberculosis.
—Rebecca Kreston, Discover Magazine, 21 Mar. 2012
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“Spotted fever.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/spotted%20fever. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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