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Colorado Tick Fever Definition
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  • Colorado Tick Fever
A person with Colorado tick fever has a viral infection that is transmitted to humans by the tick, Dermacentor andersoni, which is found only in the western US.

Colorado tick fever causes a flu-like illness with a fever and rash. Almost all cases of Colorado tick fever resolve without complications.
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Last Updated: Dec 13, 2007  References
Authors: Stephen J. Schueler, MD; John H. Beckett, MD; D. Scott Gettings, MD
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