Topic: Rickettsial Disease
- What do I do if I or my child receives a tick bite in an area endemic to rickettsial disease?
There is no role for prophylaxis against rickettsial diseases for patients who have suffered tick bites.
- Are there differences between typhoid and typhus?
Typhoid, or typhoid fever, is a separate entity from typhus. Typhoid is an enteric infection caused by Salmonella typhi and is unrelated to the rickettsial diseases.
- If I contract a rickettsial illness, can I get that illness or a similar illness again?
With the exception of scrub typhus and diseases involving Ehrlichia, infection with a rickettsial organism confers immunity to other rickettsia within the same group.
(Modified from 5-Minute Pediatric Consult book)
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