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The bite of the Lone Star tick (Amblyomma Americanum) bite is said to be the origin of HME, while HGE has been linked to both Deer tick (Ixodes Scapularis) and Western blacklegged tick (Ixodes Pacificus) bites. The dog tick (Dermacentor Variabilis) is known to transmit both HME and HE varieties of Ehrlichiosis.
The ticks that pass Ehrlichiosis are also Lyme disease transmitters so those who contract the disease should immediately be tested for Lyme as well the likelihood is great.
clinical spectrum, or symptomology that can vary from a mild, influenza-like illness, to a fulminant sepsis syndrome. Typically, we find that Ehrlichiosis is self-limiting and not fatal with death rates in large, unselected series ranging from 1 to 8 percent [3,6-8] contrasting sharply with the high death rate of patients suffering with the disease who were already immunocompromised.
Emerging Infectious Diseases. 2002;8(3) 2002 Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
In a recent mouse model of Ehrliciosis, results showed that immunocompromised mice suffered with persistent infection. Most of them eventually did succumb to the disease. It should be pointed out that cellular immunity, whether begotten of immunosuppressive therapies or underlying disease, can compromise recovery and result in more severe disease and oftentimes death.
Emerging Infectious Diseases. 2002;8(3) 2002 Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)