Colorado tick fever
human disease
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Summary
Colorado tick fever is a class of disease[1]. It ranks in the top 8% of class of disease entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (240 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Instance of: symptom or sign[3]
- Subclass of: viral infectious disease[4], tick-borne disease[5], infectious disease with epilepsy[6], Reoviridae infectious disease[7], arbovirosis[8], infectious disease[9]
- ICPC 2 ID: A77[10]
- Symptoms and signs: fever[11], headache[12], myalgia[13], chills[14], sore throat[15], photophobia[16], abdominal pain[17], nausea[18], vomiting[19], Faget sign[20], rash[21], hyperaemia[22], meningitis[23], encephalitis[24]
- Has cause: Colorado tick fever virus[25]
- Medical examination: lumbar puncture[26], immunofluorescence microscopy[27], serology[28], polymerase chain reaction[29], physical examination[30], complete blood count[31]
- Possible treatment: supportive care[32], tick removal[33]
- Disease transmission process: tick borne transmission[34], Dermacentor andersoni[35]
- ICD-9-CM: 066.1[36]
- Health specialty: infectious diseases[37]
- Exact match: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/DOID_4885[38], http://identifiers.org/doid/DOID:4885[39]
- Maximal incubation period in humans: 14 day[40]
- Minimal incubation period in humans: 1 day[41]
- On focus list of Wikimedia project: WikiProject Medicine[42]
Why It Matters
Colorado tick fever has Wikipedia articles in 7 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[43] It is known by 26 alternative names across languages and contexts.[44]