As if there weren't enough worries about a wide-open southern border, Americans can now add the fear of contracting deadly Rocky Mountain spotted fever.
With suspected terrorists and sex offenders among the staggering 8 million illegal immigrants who have entered in the first three years of US President Biden's term, not to mention untold amounts of fentanyl, as drug overdose deaths exceeded 100,000 by 2023, there is now a reported outbreak. of Rocky Mountain spotted fever in southern California.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) issued a health advisory acknowledging that the infectious disease likely originated in Mexico.
CDC is issuing a HAN Health Alert for providers and the public regarding an outbreak of Rocky Mountain spotted fever (RMSF) among persons in the United States with recent travel to or residence in the city of Tecate, Baja California State, Mexico.
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— CDC (@CDCgov) December 8, 2023
There have been three deaths, according to Fox News, out of a total of five reported cases: four of the five were under the age of 18, and all those affected had recently traveled to or lived in Mexico, the network added.
“There have been reports of Rocky Mountain spotted fever (RMSF) in people traveling to the United States from Tecate, Baja California State, Mexico,” the CDC said online. “RMSF has been found in urban areas of several northern Mexican states, including but not limited to Baja California, Sonora, Chihuahua, Coahuila, and Nuevo León.”
The bacteria is transmitted by ticks, which can be carried by dogs into homes.
“Symptoms of RMSF include fever, headache, and rash. The rash usually appears about 2-4 days after the onset of symptoms, however, some patients never develop a rash,” the CDC website said . “The disease can progress rapidly and be fatal if not treated early with the recommended antibiotic. Children under the age of 10 are five times more likely than adults to die from RMSF.”
Dr. Marc Siegel, a clinical professor of medicine at NYU Langone Medical Center and a medical contributor to Fox News, expressed the obvious concern even though the cases are currently isolated.
“The most interesting thing about these cases is that they are occurring in Mexico, and I am concerned that with our porous borders, these disease-carrying ticks could cross over. [into the U.S.] with migrants,” he said.
“I look for it whenever I'm looking for tick-borne diseases, but it's a different tick than Lyme,” Siegel added. “The dog tick is larger and does not have the white spot characteristic of deer ticks.”
Not everyone develops the classic “blotchy” rash after contracting the disease, and Siegel warned, “The problem is that the symptoms are flu-like and somewhat generic, so they can be easily missed.”
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