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Fiebre por garrapatas de Colorado - Overview

Nombres alternativos

Fiebre de las montañas americanas; Fiebre de montaña; Fiebre por garrapatas de las montañas

Definición:

Es una infección viral aguda transmitida por la picadura de la garrapata Dermacentor andersoni.

Causas, incidencia y factores de riesgo:

Esta enfermedad generalmente se observa entre marzo y septiembre y la mayoría de los casos ocurre en los meses de abril, mayo y junio.

Los factores de riesgo son las actividades al aire libre y las picaduras de garrapata recientes.

Esta fiebre se observa con mayor frecuencia en Colorado y es mucho menos común en el resto de los Estados Unidos. Hasta el 15% de los excursionistas han estado expuestos al virus que causa la enfermedad.

Garrapatas del ciervo

Garrapatas

Garrapatas incrustadas en la piel

Anticuerpos

Reviewed last on: 9/15/2010
David C. Dugdale, III, MD, Professor of Medicine, Division of General Medicine, Department of Medicine, University of Washington School of Medicine; Jatin Vyas, MD, PhD, Assistant Professor in Medicine, Harvard Medical School; Assistant in Medicine, Division of Infectious Disease, Department of Medicine, Massachusetts General Hospital. Also reviewed by David Zieve, MD, MHA, Medical Director, A.D.A.M., Inc.

Referencias

Naides SJ. Arthropod-borne viruses causing fever and rash syndromes. In: Goldman L, Ausiello D, eds. Cecil Medicine. 23rd ed. Philadelphia, Pa: Saunders Elsevier; 2007: chap 405.

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