title: Infections acquired in the fields and forests of the United States.
abstract: Sportsmen, backpackers, and outdoor workers may present with unusual infections acquired in the fields and forests of the United States. Infections to be considered in such persons with a febrile illness include Rocky Mountain spotted fever, Colorado spotted tick fever, babesiosis, borreliosis, and Lyme disease. The differential diagnoses for clinical presentations of pulmonary and gastrointestinal disease are also discussed.
mesh_terms: D000382:Agricultural Workers' Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000635:transmission; D001179:Arthropod Vectors; D001424:Bacterial Infections / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000635:transmission; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004630:Emergencies; D005334:Fever / Q000209:etiology; D005759:Gastroenteritis / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010930:Plague / Q000635:transmission; D011528:Protozoan Infections / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000635:transmission; D012141:Respiratory Tract Infections / Q000209:etiology; D012282:Rickettsia Infections / Q000635:transmission; D012423:Rural Health; D013145:Spirochaetales Infections / Q000635:transmission; D013177:Sports; D014406:Tularemia / Q000635:transmission; D014481:United States; D014777:Virus Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000635:transmission