Rocky Mountain spotted fever: Symptoms and treatment
Written by Jennifer BerryReviewed by University of Illinois-Chicago, School of Medicine
Last updated: Fri 28 April 2017
Rocky Mountain spotted fever (RMSF) is the most deadly tickborne disease in the world. A bacterium called Rickettsia rickettsii causes this disease.
The bacterium is found only in North and South America.
Before antibiotics, RMSF in certain locations had a mortality rate of 70 percent. RMSF is now easier to treat and has a mortality rate of 0.3 percent following treatment.
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