The most common ticks you may encounter are the deer tick, the dog tick (American or brown), or the lone star tick. Ticks are ...

RMSF is a potentially fatal bacterial infection caused by Rickettsia rickettsii bacteria, transmitted to humans through the bite of infected ticks, primarily the American dog tick, the Rocky ...

Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever/ Rickettsia (RMSF) Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever/Rickettsia (RMSF) is most often transmitted by the American dog tick in the Eastern, Central and Western United States; by ...

Rocky Mountain spotted fever is a bacterial infection spread by the bite of an infected tick, the CDC reports. The most common ticks that transmit the disease are the American dog, Rocky Mountain ...

Six cases were reported between July 2023 and January 2024, linked to Tecate, Mexico, where patients had contact with dogs. RMSF is a severe tick-borne disease, and delayed diagnosis and treatment ...