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How Can Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever Be Treated?
Hello! Two Summer s ago my husband got a tick bite and developed all the symptoms of Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever. He was treated with doxycycline. When they did the blood test, it came back that he also had West Nile Virus. Last summer, he got another tick bite and got Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever again and was treated. Yes, you guessed it ------- he got bit by a tick this summer and was treated as he developed the symptoms. 3 days into they doxycycline, he got bit by another tick. He s still on they doxycycline but he got really sick this evening and dry heaved for over an hour. Is there anything else we can do besides the doxycycline? Thanks
Fri, 31 Aug 2018
Hi,
Doxycycline is the treatment of choice and most of the patients will improve with Doxycycline.
Generally, will improve in couple of days and you can watch for complications also.
Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further.
Doxycycline is the treatment of choice and most of the patients will improve with Doxycycline.
Generally, will improve in couple of days and you can watch for complications also.
Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further.
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