Infectious Diseases: Tick-Borne Disease5つ

Tick-Borne Disease 5つ

Ixodes (hard-body tick) = As known as “Deer tick” or “Black-legged tick”

Tick-Borne Diseases

Tick-Borne Diseases

Lyme Disease

  • Classic s/s – “Bull’s-eye Rash
  • Erythema migrans
  • これだけ検査が「ELISA -> Western blot/IgM, IgG

Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever 

  • 発疹が関節、手足から。Joint, LL, Palms & Soles.
  • Dx: PCRよりもIFA. PCR=less sensitive
  • Tx: Doxycycline at all ages “even pregnancy

Anaplasmosis vs. Ehrlichiosis

  • どちらも症状が似ているが、「Skin rash」が違い。
  • それ以外は、S/S, Dx, Tx, Incubation time (5-14 days)も同じ。

Babesiosis

Babesiosis だけパラサイト。–> Txが違う (Anti-parasite drug)。