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TREATMENT: • No specific medication to treat CTF • Clinical management supportive; severe cases may require hospitalization • If Rocky Mountain spotted fever

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COLORADO TICK FEVER Colorado tick fever (CTF) is a rare viral illness that is caused by the CTF virus. How is Colorado tick fever spread? It is spread by the bite of the