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Tick bite lands boy in ICU with Rocky Mountain spotted fever diagnosis, mom says
Alexandria Hein
Wed, May 26, 2021, 10:46 AM·2 min read
With warm weather hitting much of the U.S. recently a Minnesota family is speaking out about the dangers of tick bites after their 1-year-old son was diagnosed with Rocky Mountain spotted fever (RMSF) and spent a week sedated in intensive care. The boy’s mother, Shelby Pahl, said she’s sharing their plight because the family doesn’t live in a wooded area, or a "traditional tick neighborhood," KSTP.com reported.
"We don’t live in a wooded area, we don’t live in northern Minnesota," Pahl, mom to 1-year-old Gino, told the news outlet. "It’s just an open field, a farm field."..
Tick bite lands boy in ICU with Rocky Mountain spotted fever diagnosis, mom says
Alexandria Hein
Wed, May 26, 2021, 10:46 AM·2 min read
With warm weather hitting much of the U.S. recently a Minnesota family is speaking out about the dangers of tick bites after their 1-year-old son was diagnosed with Rocky Mountain spotted fever (RMSF) and spent a week sedated in intensive care. The boy’s mother, Shelby Pahl, said she’s sharing their plight because the family doesn’t live in a wooded area, or a "traditional tick neighborhood," KSTP.com reported.
"We don’t live in a wooded area, we don’t live in northern Minnesota," Pahl, mom to 1-year-old Gino, told the news outlet. "It’s just an open field, a farm field."..