Treatment
Make sure the tick is fully removed from the skin. Take a pain reliever if necessary (do not give aspirin to children — it is associated with Reye syndrome in some viral illnesses). If complications develop, treatment will be aimed at controlling the symptoms.
Prognosis (Expectations)
Colorado tick fever usually goes away by itself and is not dangerous.
Complications
There is a risk for aseptic meningitis, encephalitis, and hemorrhagic fever, but these complications are extremely rare.
Calling Your Health Care Provider
Call your health care provider if you are unable to fully remove a tick embedded in the skin, if you or your child develop symptoms of this disease, if symptoms worsen or do not improve with treatment, or if new symptoms develop.
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Colorado tick fever : Overview, Causes, & Risk Factors
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Colorado tick fever : Symptoms & Signs, Diagnosis & Tests
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Colorado tick fever : Treatment
Review Date : 9/28/2008
Reviewed By : Linda Vorvick, MD, Seattle Site Coordinator, Lecturer, Pathophysiology, MEDEX Northwest Division of Physician Assistant Studies, University of Washington School of Medicine; Jatin M. Vyas, MD, PhD, Instructor in Medicine, Harvard Medical School, Assistant in Medicine, Division of Infectious Disease, Massachusetts General Hospital. Also reviewed by David Zieve, MD, MHA, Medical Director, A.D.A.M., Inc.
