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Southern tick-associated rash illness: A disease characterized by a rash like that in Lyme disease, recognized in the southeastern and south-central US, associated with the bite of the lone star tick, Amblyomma americanum. The tick transmits the agent of the disease, a spirochete named Borrelia lonestari. The rash is red and expands with central clearing (the rash of erythema migrans). Treatment is with antibiotics.
U.S. government information about Southern tick-associated rash illness (STARI), which is similar to Lyme disease. Provided by the U.S. Centers for Disease ...
Brief and Straightforward Guide: What is Southern Tick Associated Rash Illness?
Southern Tick Associated Rash Illness (STARI), also known as Masters disease, occurs after the bite of the lone star tick, Amblyomma americanum.
During the 1980s, physicians in Missouri and the southeastern United States described a new illness characterized by the presence of a rash typical of erythema migrans ...
Southern Tick-Associated Rash Illness Southern Tick-Associated Rash Illness (STARI) was first recognized around the early 1990s when people began to show symptoms ...