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Q: How likely is Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever from a Wood Tick?

asked by: MC333 on November 7th, 2007

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How likely is it in the northeast to contract Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever from a Wood Tick? You know how it goes-you get bit by a tick then you start imagining all this stuff wrong with you. Can someone please put my mind to bed on this?

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