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Woman, 68, found to be suffering from 'Japanese Spotted Fever' after whole-body rash and 103 F fever erupt one week after tick bites her right ankle
Woman from Japan came to hospital five days after a pinpoint dot-like rash erupted on her arms and legs
Doctors there diagnosed her with tick-borne illness Japanese spotted fever
She was treated with a two-week course of antibiotic minocycline
CDC warns that the disease could be detected in the US in patients that have traveled here from Japan
By Luke Andrews Health Reporter For Dailymail.Com
Published: 13:18 EDT, 4 August 2022 | Updated: 13:19 EDT, 4 August 2022
A 68-year-old woman suffered a whole-body rash and 103 F (39.5 C) fever after catching Japanese spotted fever from a tick that bit her right ankle.
The unnamed woman came to Narita Hospital just outside Tokyo, Japan, five days after a pinpoint dot-like rash erupted on her arms and legs.
Doctors then saw it advance onto her palms and soles of her feet. Lesions opened up before a two-week course of antibiotic minocycline got it under control. Testing revealed she was infected with bacteria — scientifically named Rickettsia japonica — which were carried by the tick.
More than 300 cases of the disease are recorded annually in Japan — where it is native, but few in other countries. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) warns, however, that it could still be detected in the U.S. in travelers who recently returned from the Asian country....
Woman, 68, found to be suffering from 'Japanese Spotted Fever' after whole-body rash and 103 F fever erupt one week after tick bites her right ankle
Woman from Japan came to hospital five days after a pinpoint dot-like rash erupted on her arms and legs
Doctors there diagnosed her with tick-borne illness Japanese spotted fever
She was treated with a two-week course of antibiotic minocycline
CDC warns that the disease could be detected in the US in patients that have traveled here from Japan
By Luke Andrews Health Reporter For Dailymail.Com
Published: 13:18 EDT, 4 August 2022 | Updated: 13:19 EDT, 4 August 2022
A 68-year-old woman suffered a whole-body rash and 103 F (39.5 C) fever after catching Japanese spotted fever from a tick that bit her right ankle.
The unnamed woman came to Narita Hospital just outside Tokyo, Japan, five days after a pinpoint dot-like rash erupted on her arms and legs.
Doctors then saw it advance onto her palms and soles of her feet. Lesions opened up before a two-week course of antibiotic minocycline got it under control. Testing revealed she was infected with bacteria — scientifically named Rickettsia japonica — which were carried by the tick.
More than 300 cases of the disease are recorded annually in Japan — where it is native, but few in other countries. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) warns, however, that it could still be detected in the U.S. in travelers who recently returned from the Asian country....