[vc_row][vc_column][vc_empty_space height=”20px”][vc_column_text]Ehrlichiosis is an acute systemic febrile illness.Infection occurs by tick bites to humans.Symptoms occur an average of seven days after infection and include fever, chills, fatigue, aches and malaise.Ehrlichiosis infects and kills white blood cells leaving the immune system vulnerable.Treatment with antibiotics is very effective once diagnosed.[/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=”20px”][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1/4″][/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1/2″][vc_column_text]
Species
Illness
Ehrlichia chaffeensis
Human Monocytic Ehrlichiosis (HME)
Anaplasma phagocytophilia
Human Granulocytic Anaplasmosis
Ehrlichia ewingii
Human Granulocytic Ehrlichiosis
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Vector
Carried Species
Lone Star Tick
E. chaffeensis, E. ewingii
American Dog Tick
E. chaffeensis, E. ewingii
Western Black-Legged Tick
E. chaffeensis, A. phagocytophilia
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