A tick-borne disease has no warning rash and doctors say it's spreading across the U.S.
Medical experts are reporting a rise in cases of anaplasmosis, a tick-borne disease linked to heart inflammation and lacking a signature rash.
Questions people are asking
What is anaplasmosis?
It is a tick-borne illness that is currently on the rise in parts of Canada and the U.S.
Does anaplasmosis cause a rash?
Coverage notes that the disease is characterized by the absence of a warning rash, unlike some other tick-borne infections.
What are the health risks associated with the disease?
Medical reports have linked the infection to fevers and heart inflammation, also known as myocarditis.
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Anaplasmosis, a tick-borne illness, is increasing in frequency across parts of North America. The disease is drawing attention because it often lacks the characteristic rash associated with other tick-borne infections like Lyme disease.
Coverage notes that complications can include heart inflammation, or myocarditis. Localized spikes in cases have been identified in regions such as Kingston and across eastern Ontario, prompting medical professionals to urge colleagues to consider the diagnosis when evaluating patients with tick-borne fevers.
Coverage does not yet specify the total number of cases or the full geographic scope of the spread within the U.S. Future reports are expected to monitor whether diagnostic guidelines will be adjusted to improve detection of the illness in the absence of traditional warning signs.
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Who reported it (10)
- A Lesser-Known Tick-Borne Illness Is Rising in Canada as Warming Temperatures Push Ticks Northward Discover Magazine · 50d ago
- Lyme disease isn't the only tick-borne illness. Anaplasmosis is on the rise: doctors Niagara-on-the-Lake Local · 50d ago
- Rising tick-borne disease in Canada can trigger heart inflammation News-Medical · 50d ago
- Anaplasmosis cases on the rise in Kingston Yahoo News Canada · 50d ago
- Tick-borne anaplasmosis and myocarditis in eastern Ontario CMAJ | Journal · 50d ago
- ‘It was horrible’: Ontario man warns of tick-borne illness after 10-day hospital stay Global News · 50d ago
- Doctors in eastern Canada urged to consider new diagnosis as tick-borne fevers rise Yahoo Health · 50d ago
- Doctors Warn Of A Tickborne Disease You've Perhaps Never Heard Of Spreading In Parts Of North America IFLScience · 50d ago
- Experts are warning Canadians that another tickborne illness is on the rise The Weather Network · 50d ago
- A tick-borne disease has no warning rash and doctors say it's spreading across the U.S. Newsweek · 50d ago
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