Pujalte George G A, Chua Joel V
Department of Family and Community Medicine, Penn State Milton S. Hershey Medical Center, 500 University Drive, Hershey, PA 17033,
Prim Care. 2013 Sep;40(3):619-35. doi: 10.1016/j.pop.2013.05.003. Epub 2013 Jul 13.
Patients with illnesses caused by ticks may present with flulike symptoms. Physicians should learn how to recognize these illnesses by specific aspects in the patients' histories and physical examinations. Prevention of mortality and morbidity may depend on correct early diagnosis and treatment. Illness prevention may result with early removal of the tick, because infection usually requires 24 to 48 hours of attachment to the host. A bite from one tick may transmit several different pathogens leading to concurrent infections. The prevention of tick-borne illnesses can start with advice on how to prevent tick bites, especially during summer time.
由蜱虫引起疾病的患者可能会出现流感样症状。医生应学会通过患者病史和体格检查的特定方面来识别这些疾病。预防死亡和发病可能取决于正确的早期诊断和治疗。疾病预防可能因早期去除蜱虫而实现，因为感染通常需要蜱虫附着在宿主身上24至48小时。一只蜱虫叮咬可能传播几种不同的病原体，导致并发感染。蜱传疾病的预防可以从关于如何预防蜱虫叮咬的建议开始，尤其是在夏季。
