American Mountain Tick-Fever—Semiography and Nosology
Authors: NOXON TOOMEY
Journal: Annals of Internal Medicine (1932)

Article1 January 1932American Mountain Tick-Fever—Semiography and NosologyWith Remarks on Pathology and Treatment*NOXON TOOMEY, M.D., F.A.C.P.NOXON TOOMEY, M.D., F.A.C.P.Search for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-5-7-912 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptThe tick borne fever of the mountainous areas of western North America has on several occasions since 1850 been the subject of brief remarks and of other publications of a more comprehensive character. It cannot be said, however, that the disease has ever been adequately described. All of the early and more recent descriptions of the disease show the want of knowledge concerning its etiology, its epidemiology, and its immunological relationships. 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