31. "R . sanguineus " can also transmit Rocky Mountain spotted fever in humans in the southwestern United States. 32. And a slightly higher percentage, about 4 percent, of ticks studied carry the Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever organism. 33. -Rocky Mountain spotted fever _ Besides flulike symptoms, most people with the infection develop a red, spotty rash. 34. Deficiency in this enzyme is associated with a high proportion of severe cases of Rocky Mountain spotted fever . 35. In Canada two major concerns of ticks are Lyme disease and Rocky Mountain spotted fever ( RMSF ). 36. Ticks of the genus " Ixodes " can infect wolves with Lyme disease and Rocky Mountain spotted fever . 37. Chloramphenicol is an alternative drug that can be used to treat Rocky Mountain spotted fever , specifically in pregnancy. 38. Ticks harboring a bacterium called Rickettsia rickettsii transmit one of the most common tick-borne diseases, Rocky Mountain spotted fever . 39. A bite from an infected tick can cause Lyme disease, Rocky Mountain spotted fever or ehrlichiosis, she points out. 40. "sheep ticks " or " wood ticks " in local parlance _ carry a rare disease, Rocky Mountain spotted fever .
