Mountain Spotted Fever, more commonly known as Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever (RMSF), is a potentially fatal disease that affects both dogs and humans. It is caused by a type of bacteria called ...

Rocky Mountain spotted fever (RMSF) is a bacterial illness caused by a bite from an infected tick. Symptoms include high ...

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Rocky Mountain spotted fever is the deadliest tick-borne disease in the U.S. It's been a persistent problem on some tribal lands in the Southwest, where residents are at particular risk ...

Houston Tye Hinton, who works at a cattle ranch on the San Carlos Apache Reservation in Arizona, was diagnosed with Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever in 2024. With urging from his wife, Hinton headed to ...

Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever is the deadliest tickborne disease in the U.S. Rates of the disease are especially high on some tribal lands, but public health efforts to limit deadly cases are working.

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