2019 Annual Meeting

An Overview of Tick Borne Viral Diseases (Room Governor's Square 16)

31 May 19
10:00 AM - 11:30 AM

Tracks: Credit-AAFP-P, Credit-CME, Credit-CNE, Credit-CPEU, Session Badge - Campus Collaboration, Session Badge - Toolbox

CME:1.5  AAFP-P:1.5  CNE:1.5/.15  CPEU:1.5  

Campus Collaboration, Toolbox

After this session, attendees should be able to:

  1. List ticks most commonly implicated in tick-borne viral illness.
  2. Describe the Heartland virus presenting signs and symptoms.
  3. Describe the biphasic fever that may be associated with Colorado Tick Fever.

Program Abstract:
Tick-borne viral diseases are an emerging public health threat which college health clinicians and administrators need familiarity. This talk will be presented in conjunction with the CDC Vector Borne Disease division.