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Warm Spring weather has increased tick activity and the State Health Department’s Bureau of Epidemiology has begun receiving queries regarding Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever.
The disease is usually transmitted by a tick. It is serious in humans with a death rate of around 20 percent in untreated cases.
During 1977, 154 cases of Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever were reported in Virginia. Seven were fatal. No cases have been reported this year according to Dr. Grayson Miller, director of the health department’s bureau of epidemiology.
’’The most important things to remember about preventing Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever,” said Dr. Miller, "are to wear proper clothing in tick infested areas, check yourself and your children twice a day for ticks, remove them properly, and seek medical care at the first sign of symptoms.” Ticks abound in tall grass, brush, and heavily wooded areas. To reduce exposure when going into these areas Dr. Miller suggests wearing long sleeved shirts buttoned
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