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Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever
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Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever

Treatment

Your health care provider will treat your Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever with an antibiotic, possibly doxycycline. You should continue to take the medicine for at least 3 days after the fever goes away and after your symptoms end.


See Also

  • Tickborne Diseases
  • Lyme Disease and Other Tickborne Diseases News Releases
  • Rocky Mountain Laboratories (RML)
  • Related Links

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    See Also

  • Tickborne Diseases
  • Lyme Disease and Other Tickborne Diseases News Releases
  • Rocky Mountain Laboratories (RML)
  • Related Links

    View a list of links for more information about rocky mountain spotted fever.