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/in Disease, Rash /by WMN EditorsSeptember/October 2004 ISSN-1059-6518 Volume 17 Number 5
Tales of the Tapeworm
By Dr. E.C. Oli
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Southern Tick-Associated Rash Ilness (Borellia lonestari)
Like the deer tick, Ixodes, that spreads Lyme Disease, the Lonestar tick is also a very small brownish tick but with a white spot, or “star” in the center of its back.
Anyone who develops a suspicious rash and has been exposed to ticks or has had a tick bite should see their primary care provider for appropriate testing and treatment. The Center for Disease Control (CDC) recommends that anyone with a tick bite from a deer tick, Lonestar tick, or other suspicious tick should take a single dose of doxycycline 200mg once as prophylaxis against these illnesses.
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