Tag Archive for PRO/EDR> Rocky mountain spotted fever – USA: (OK) severe complication
PRO/EDR> Rocky mountain spotted fever – USA: (OK) severe complication
Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever -- United StatesA tick bite led to amputations of all 4 of an Oklahoma woman's limbs. Doctors did it to save her life from the aggressive bacterium the bite had transmitted. It's the worst case of Rocky Mountain spotted fever they'd seen, the woman's cousin told CNN affiliate KOCO.The intensity of this case may be rare, but infections unfortunately are not. Few people die from Rocky Mountain spotted fever anymore, since it can be treated with antimicrobials. But treatment Read more [...]
