Course Outline
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- Introduction
- Lyme Disease
- Southern Tick-Associated Rash Illness
- Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever
- Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever: Epidemiology
- RMSF: Clinical Presentation
- RMSF: Laboratory Diagnosis
- What is the fastest laboratory method for diagnosing Rocky Mountain spotted fever (RMSF)?
- Ehrlichiosis
- Anaplasmosis
- Tularemia
- Babesiosis
- Tickborne Relapsing Fever
- Colorado Tick Fever
- Case Studies
- Case Study 1 A 12-year-old female from Santa Cruz, California, presented with a swollen, painful right knee and hip. She reported recurrent knee swell...
- Case Study 2A 5-year-old female who lives in Missouri was taken to the emergency department (ED) in June. She had a three-day history of intermittent ...
- Case Study 2, continuedTo narrow the diagnosis, more information is required. Health care personnel should determine the following points:How long has...
- Case Study 3 A healthy 20-year-old female from southeast Missouri presented with a fever of 104°F, vomiting, and diarrhea. She had a red, maculop...
- Case Study 4An 81-year-old woman taking prednisone and methotrexate for rheumatoid arthritis fell and fractured her hip. She received two units of leu...
- Case Study 4, continued
- Case Study 5In June, a woman attempted to take a dead rabbit from her dog. She already had a splinter in her finger, and it became infected. A lesion ...
- Case Study 6 A one-month-old infant from Massachusetts was fussy, pale, had warm skin, and was vomiting. His temperature was 101.5°F (38.6°C...
- Case Study 7 A 60-year-old male from Boise, Idaho, had a 1-month history of intermittent fevers and headaches. He reported a fever of 105°F with ...
- Case Study 8 A healthy 49-year-old male from Manhattan, New York, presented with a fever and malaise three days after returning from a horseback ridin...
- Emerging and Rare Tickborne Diseases
- Rickettsia parkeri
- Rickettsia species 364D
- Borrelia miyamotoi
- Other Ehrlichia Organisms
- Heartland Virus
- Powassan Virus
- Prevention of Tickborne Diseases
- Prevention of Tick Bites
- Correctly Remove Ticks
- What is the best method for removing a tick that has bitten you?
- Table Summary of Major Tickborne Diseases
- Summary of Major Tickborne Diseases
- References
Additional Information
Level of Instruction: Intermediate
Intended Audience: Medical laboratory scientists, medical
laboratory technicians, laboratory supervisors, and laboratory managers. This
course is also appropriate for MLS and MLT students and pathology residents.
Author Information: Lynda Britton, PhD, MLS(ASCP)CMSM, received her BS degree in medical technology from the University of Texas at Arlington and her doctorate from Louisiana State University in Baton Rouge, LA. She began her career as a bench microbiologist and worked in several states. Lynda is the Clinical Coordinator for the Medical Laboratory Sciences Program at LSU Health Sciences Center in Shreveport, LA. She is a professor and teaches microbiology and molecular diagnosis.
Reviewer Information: Margaret Reinhart, MS, MLS(ASCP) is a Senior Lecturer emerita in Biological Sciences at the University of the Sciences in Philadelphia, PA, where she taught hematology, clinical immunology, parasitology, and other related courses, as well as directed the MLS program for over 30 years. She is currently an adjunct instructor in Hematology at Pennsylvania Hospital, Philadelphia, PA. She holds a Masters Degree in Biology and in Health Care Administration.
Course Description: Tickborne infections are the most important vector-borne diseases in the United States. Because tickborne diseases are so difficult to diagnose, deaths and morbidity occur. This course will review the life cycle, geographical ranges, and identification of ticks involved in human diseases.
