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==Overview== | |||
There is currently no specific treatment for Colorado tick fever. | |||
==Medical therapy== | ==Medical therapy== | ||
*There is no specific treatment for Colorado tick fever. | |||
*The first thing to do is make sure the tick is fully removed from the skin, then Acetaminophen and analgesics can be used to help relieve the fever and pain. *Aspirin is not recommended for children it has been linked to Reye’s syndrome in some viral illnesses. | |||
*Salicylates should not be used because of thrombocytopenia, and the rare occurrence of bleeding disorders. <ref> Colorado tick fever, Treatment NIH.[http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/print/ency/article/000675.htm]</ref> | |||
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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [2] Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Ilan Dock, B.S.
Overview
There is currently no specific treatment for Colorado tick fever.
Medical therapy
- There is no specific treatment for Colorado tick fever.
- The first thing to do is make sure the tick is fully removed from the skin, then Acetaminophen and analgesics can be used to help relieve the fever and pain. *Aspirin is not recommended for children it has been linked to Reye’s syndrome in some viral illnesses.
- Salicylates should not be used because of thrombocytopenia, and the rare occurrence of bleeding disorders. [1]