RockyMtSpottedFever9

__**Summary**__
My project is a Comic Life about Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever. Rocky Mt spotted fever is caused when a person is bit by a tic that carries a bacterium known as Rickettsia Rickersii. In this Comic Life people will learn common symptoms, treatment, and prevention. The man goes to the doctor and asks common questions about the disease and what happens.

__Outline__
__Overview-__ · Humans get it by a tic bit · caused by the bacterium known as //Rickettsia ricketsii//. __Pathology (Corse of diseases)__ · Few days after fever a rash forms on wrists, forearms, and ankles __Symptoms-__ · Moderate to high fever · Nausea · Vomiting · Severe headache · Deep muscle pain · Significant tiredness · Chills · Lack of appetite · rash 2 to 5 days after the fever begins o starts as small, flat, pink, non-itchy spots on your wrists, forearms, and ankles o A few people never develop a rash § Some people develop additional symptoms- rash on the palms of their hands or bottom of their feet, pain, joint pain, and diarrhea __Acquisition-__ · A tic bit __Diagnosis-__ · based on a combination of clinical signs and symptoms and specialized confirmatory laboratory tests · other common laboratory findings of Rocky Mountain spotted fever include thrombocytopenia, hyponatremia, and elevated liver enzyme levels __Treatment-__ · antibiotic · most likely Tetracyclines are the drugs of choice for Rocky Mountain spotted fever · take the medicine for about 2-3 days after the fever and symptoms ended __Mortality Rate-__ · in last 50 years approximately 250-1200 cases of Rocky Mountain spotted fever have been reported · death occurs on average 8 days after onset of symptoms o long-term scarring, blindness, and deafness have been documented · patients treated 5 or more days after symptoms experienced 3 times the mortality rate of patients treated earlier · patients who died received antibiotics an average of 2 days later than patients who lived
 * __Rocky Mt .Spotted Fever__**

__Prevention-__ · walking in areas where there is tall grass and brush · anywhere ticks may be · light-colored clothing · long-sleeved shirt and tuck it inside your pants · spray insecticide containing permethrin on boots and clothing · insect repellent containing DEET on skin · check kids, pets or anyone else for ticks on your body and hair __Other__- · has been a reportable disease in the United States since the 1920s 1. //Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever//. N.p., 8 Apr. 2009. Web. 15 Mar. 2010. .
 * __References:__**

2. Amitai, Allon. "Tick-Borne Diseases, Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever." //Emedicien//. WebMD, n.d. Web. 10 Mar. 2010. .

3."Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever." //Medlineplus//. N.p., 19 June 2007. Web. 10 Mar. 2010. .

4. "Tickborne Rickettsial Diseases." //CDC//. N.p., 1 Apr. 2008. Web. 10 Mar. 2010. .