From the late 1800's, through the early part of the last century, people on the west side of the Bitterroot Valley lived in ...

UC Davis Professor Janet Foley takes a blood sample from a dog in Mexico as part of Rocky Mountain spotted fever prevention efforts. Rocky Mountain spotted fever is a bacterial infection spread by ...

Stamford resident K.J. Kelly didn't know about Rocky Mountain spotted fever (RMSF) until he was admitted to Stamford Health's emergency department. What he originally thought was the flu turned ...

So what are the symptoms of Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever? Child’s right hand and wrist displaying the characteristic spotted rash of Rocky Mountain spotted fever. (Photo by Smith Collection/Gado ...

UMass Amherst researchers have discovered a new bacteria in Maine rabbit ticks linked to an infection that can be deadly for humans.

Getty The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has announced that an outbreak of Rocky Mountain spotted fever in southern California has led to three deaths. The bacterial disease is spread ...

The Rocky Mountain wood tick is the most common tick in Colorado that bites humans and dogs. Colorado tick fever is the most ... the tick and any identifying features of the tick.

Rocky Mountain spotted fever is a bacterial infection spread by biting ticks to humans and dogs. Found on every continent ...