Tick-Borne Illnesses in Emergency and Wilderness Medicine.
Sullivan MD, Glose K, Sward D
Emergency medicine clinics of North America •
This review highlights the causative organisms, clinical features, diagnosis, and treatment of the most common tick-borne illnesses in the United States, including Lyme disease, Rocky Mountain spotted fever, anaplasmosis, ehrlichiosis, tularemia, Powassan virus, and alpha-gal syndrome. Tick bite prevention strategies and some basic tick removal recommendations are also provided.