title: Respiratory manifestations of tick-borne diseases in the Southeastern United States.
abstract: Pulmonary signs and symptoms may provide important differential clues to the diagnosis of tick-borne illness incurred in the southern United States.
authors.affiliation: Division of Pulmonary Medicine, James H. Quillen College of Medicine, East Tennessee State University, Johnson City, USA.
authors.forename: R P
authors.initials: RP
authors.lastname: Byrd
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Vasquez
authors.forename: T M
authors.initials: TM
authors.lastname: Roy
mesh_terms: D001404:Babesiosis / Q000175:diagnosis; D003121:Colorado Tick Fever / Q000175:diagnosis; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D016873:Ehrlichiosis / Q000175:diagnosis; D006801:Humans; D008193:Lyme Disease / Q000175:diagnosis; D015995:Prevalence; D012061:Relapsing Fever / Q000175:diagnosis; D012140:Respiratory Tract Diseases / Q000209:etiology*; D012373:Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever / Q000175:diagnosis; D015144:Southeastern United States / Q000453:epidemiology; D017282:Tick-Borne Diseases / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000453:epidemiology; D014406:Tularemia / Q000175:diagnosis