Tick-Borne Diseases
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Pharmacotherapeutics Credits: 0.5
Related to prescribing controlled substances: 0
Course Summary
Many different types of ticks are found in tall grasses, fields and wooded areas that attach to a host. Ticks are categorized as hard-shell and soft-shell ticks and can transmit a wide variety of diseases. Prevention from tick bites includes walking in the center of trails, wearing clothes that protects against ticks, and the use of EPA-registered insect repellents. Early attention and treatment of tick bites helps to prevent or minimize illnesses that may be transmitted. A case of tick-borne disease is discussed, which highlights the rare condition of endocarditis in a patient diagnosed with Lyme disease.
Course Format
Homestudy
Course Syllabus
I. Introduction
II. Tick Types and Disease Transmission
1. Types of Ticks
2. Common Tick Locations
III. Tick Season
1. Tick Removal
2. Tick Disposal
3. Cleaning the Tick Bite
4. Prevention of Tick Bites
IV. Tick-borne Illnesses
1. Lyme Disease
2. Treatment of Lyme Disease
3. Southern Tick-associated Rash Illness (STARI)
4. Treatment
5. Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever (RMSF)
6. Ehrlichiosis
7. Tularemia
8. Babesiosis
9. Colorado Tick Fever (CTF)
10. Rickettsia Parkeri Rickettsiosis
11. Tick-borne Relapsing Fever (TBRF)
12. Powassan Virus
13. Heartland and Bourbon Virus Diseases
14. Borrelia Miyamotoi Disease
15. Anaplasmosis
16. Tick Paralysis
V. Prevention of Tick-borne Disease
VI. Case Study
- Lyme Disease
VII. Summary