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Lyme Disease
Causative Organism: Borrelia burgdorferi Symptoms: Bull's-eye rash, fever, muscle aches
Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever
Causative Organism: Rickettsia rickettsii Symptoms: High fever, headache, rash (often starting on wrists and ankles)
Anaplasmosis
Causative Organism: Anaplasma phagocytophilum Symptoms: Fever, headache, muscle pain, malaise
Ehrlichiosis
Causative Organism: Ehrlichia chaffeensis Symptoms: Fever, chills, headache, muscle aches
Babesiosis
Causative Organism: Babesia microti Symptoms: Hemolytic anemia, jaundice, fever, chills
Colorado Tick Fever
Causative Organism: Colorado tick fever virus Symptoms: Fever, chills, headache, body aches
Powassan Virus Disease
Causative Organism: Powassan virus Symptoms: Fever, vomiting, weakness, confusion
Tick-Borne Relapsing Fever
Causative Organism: Borrelia hermsii Symptoms: Recurrent fevers, headache, muscle and joint aches
STARI (Southern Tick-Associated Rash Illness)
Causative Organism: Unknown (potentially Borrelia lonestari) Symptoms: Erythema migrans-like rash, fatigue, fever, headache
Rickettsia parkeri Rickettsiosis
Causative Organism: Rickettsia parkeri Symptoms: Fever, rash, eschar at the site of the tick bite
Tick-Borne Encephalitis
Causative Organism: Tick-borne encephalitis virus Symptoms: Fever, fatigue, nausea, neurological symptoms
Tularemia
Causative Organism: Francisella tularensis Symptoms: Ulcer at the bite site, swollen glands, fever, chills
Heartland Virus Disease
Causative Organism: Heartland virus Symptoms: Fever, fatigue, decreased appetite, thrombocytopenia
Borrelia miyamotoi Disease
Causative Organism: Borrelia miyamotoi Symptoms: Fever, headache, muscle and joint pain, fatigue
364D Rickettsiosis
Causative Organism: Rickettsia 364D Symptoms: Fever, headache, eschar at the site of the tick bite
Q Fever
Causative Organism: Coxiella burnetii Symptoms: High fever, severe headache, general malaise, muscle pain
Japanese Spotted Fever
Causative Organism: Rickettsia japonica Symptoms: Fever, rash, eschar at the site of the tick bite
Crimean-Congo Hemorrhagic Fever
Causative Organism: Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever virus Symptoms: Sudden fever, muscle pain, headache, vomiting, bleeding
Kyasanur Forest Disease
Causative Organism: Kyasanur Forest disease virus Symptoms: High fever, headache, severe muscle pain, gastrointestinal symptoms
Omsk Hemorrhagic Fever
Causative Organism: Omsk hemorrhagic fever virus Symptoms: Fever, severe headache, muscle ache, bleeding under the skin
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