US health authorities have urged travelers arriving from Mexico to monitor their health due to a virus illness discovered in the north of the country. bacteria transmitted by a tick bite which inhabits dogs.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has reported the presence of “Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever (RMSF)” in people arriving in the country from Tecate, Baja California.

The CDC notes that RMSF can be fatal. and they are seeking medical care for people who traveled to Tecate or another city in northern Mexico and who developed symptoms during the trip or two weeks after returning to the United States.

They clarify that this disease was discovered in urban areas of several states in northern Mexico, including Baja California, Sonora, Chihuahua, Coahuila and Nuevo Leon.

These mites can live anywhere dogs live. infected carriers of these parasites.

Rocky Mountain spotted fever (RMSF), also called Rocky Mountain spotted fever, is a acute febrile illness tick-borne caused by bacteria Rickettsia rickettsiaaccording to the National Institutes of Health (NIH).

Patients usually symptoms persist for four to ten days after contact with bacteria from a tick bite.

Except, They may or may not remember the tick bite, since prolonged contact with the host is not required to cause infection.

Symptoms include fever, headache and rash and may also include lymphadenopathy, changes in the central nervous system such as confusion or neck stiffness, myalgia and arthralgia, hepatitis, vomiting and cardiovascular instability.

The rash often starts around the wrists and ankles.

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Health authorities recommend avoid contact with ticks, Keep your home and surrounding area clean, pay due attention to pets, and use commercial or natural repellents on both your body and clothing.

(according to information from EFE)