Bích-Mây Nguyễn :verified: on Nostr: "Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever is one of the deadliest tickborne diseases in the ...

"Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever is one of the deadliest tickborne diseases in the United States, often killing people within about a week if left untreated. At one point, the San Carlos Apache Reservation had rates of infection 150 times the national average.

But now, they've achieved a huge milestone: No deaths from the disease in five years."

https://www.npr.org/2025/02/12/1230862342/ticks-disease-dogs-rocky-mountain-spotted-fever

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