When you bit by a tick you must think of all tick borne infections. Bartonellosis is primarily associated with flea, lice and ticks. Several different species of Bartonella can cause serious disease in humans. Some of these are Cat Scratch Disease, endocarditis, trench fever and Carrion’s Disease. The symptoms of Bartonella vary from patient to patient. It can be mild to severe and usually begins 5 to 14 days after infection.
Some of the more common symptoms are headache, fever, fatigue, muscxe pain and swollen glands. It almost sounds kike infections with the Epstein Barr Virus ( EBV) The diagnosis of Bartonella should always be considered if you get bit by a tick or scratch by a small animal. The health care professional should be well versed in tick born infections The right blood test by IGeneX should be considered. I use IGeneX as the bartonnella species are tested which include B.henselae,B quintana ( the most common species ) and also B elizabethae and B visonii ( not so common species)
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