Shanna Wagster by https://padlet.com/sncarnathan01/umgkfxv2nxn8bjqr Borrelia Recurrentis en-us 2022-11-26 03:28:06 UTC 2022-11-27 05:38:11 UTC hello@padlet.com Borrelia Recurrentis sncarnathan01 https://padlet.com/sncarnathan01/umgkfxv2nxn8bjqr/wish/2398400311 Borrelia Recurrentis is also known as Relapsing Fever. Tick-borne relapsing fever (TBRF) is more common in western states, including California, Washington, and Colorado. The infection is spread by a certain kind of tick bite. TBRF is represented by a recurring 3 day febrile episode and separated by a 7 day afebrile period. These species are visible with a microscope and are shaped like a cork-screw spirochetes. ]]> 2022-11-26 04:53:17 UTC https://padlet.com/sncarnathan01/umgkfxv2nxn8bjqr/wish/2398400311 Symptoms include: sncarnathan01 https://padlet.com/sncarnathan01/umgkfxv2nxn8bjqr/wish/2398401539 ~Headaches 
~Muscle or Joint Pains
~Vomiting
~Coughing 
~Diarrhea
~Rash
~Confusion
~Chills
~Eye and Neck Pains ]]> 2022-11-26 04:57:37 UTC https://padlet.com/sncarnathan01/umgkfxv2nxn8bjqr/wish/2398401539 Prevention sncarnathan01 https://padlet.com/sncarnathan01/umgkfxv2nxn8bjqr/wish/2398406147 To prevent Borrelia Recurrentis you must avoid going to areas of rustic cabins, mountain forests, or any areas that would nest  small rodents where soft ticks would bed. Soft ticks live in these nest and come out to feed at night. ]]> 2022-11-26 05:18:28 UTC https://padlet.com/sncarnathan01/umgkfxv2nxn8bjqr/wish/2398406147 Treatment sncarnathan01 https://padlet.com/sncarnathan01/umgkfxv2nxn8bjqr/wish/2398407874 The recommended treatment plan for Borrelia Recurrentis is doxycycline 100 mg two times daily for 10 days. Children, pregnant women, and patients of central nervous system involvement should do an alternative dose of azithromycin 500 mg daily for 10 days. ]]> 2022-11-26 05:27:34 UTC https://padlet.com/sncarnathan01/umgkfxv2nxn8bjqr/wish/2398407874 Tick-Borne Relapsing Fever sncarnathan01 https://padlet.com/sncarnathan01/umgkfxv2nxn8bjqr/wish/2398412453 2022-11-26 05:43:45 UTC https://padlet.com/sncarnathan01/umgkfxv2nxn8bjqr/wish/2398412453 Who can get Borrelia Recurrentis? sncarnathan01 https://padlet.com/sncarnathan01/umgkfxv2nxn8bjqr/wish/2398874432 Borrelia Recurrentis happens in patients who has had a previous bite from a soft tick. The doctor will do a blood sample and a physical exam to diagnose patients with TBRF. ]]> 2022-11-27 05:05:00 UTC https://padlet.com/sncarnathan01/umgkfxv2nxn8bjqr/wish/2398874432 How acquired? sncarnathan01 https://padlet.com/sncarnathan01/umgkfxv2nxn8bjqr/wish/2398878865 It is spread through bites of infected soft ticks. Soft ticks only feed for 15-30 minutes and then they drop off unlike hard ticks. Some people do not even realize getting bit because their bites are mostly painless. ]]> 2022-11-27 05:23:14 UTC https://padlet.com/sncarnathan01/umgkfxv2nxn8bjqr/wish/2398878865 Complications of TBRF sncarnathan01 https://padlet.com/sncarnathan01/umgkfxv2nxn8bjqr/wish/2398882025 ~Meningitis 
~Neurological deficits
~Gastrointestinal Bleed 
~Cerebral bleed 
~Liver Failure 
~Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome (ARDS)

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