Tick-Borne Diseases

Course Code: REL-ACU-0-TBD

Hours: 1

Type: Online Course

Content Expiration Date: 12/31/2025

Learning Objectives:
Recall basic tick biology and behavior, and geographic areas where tickborne diseases are most common.
Define common tickborne diseases and methods for preventing exposure.
Name best practices for recognizing, diagnosing, and treating tickborne diseases.

Outline:
Section 1: Introduction

About This Course

Learning Objectives

Section 2: Overview of Ticks

Vector-Borne Disease

Life Cycle and Transmission

Specific Tick Characteristics

Prevention

Tick Removal

Section 3: Tickborne Disease

Considerations for Healthcare Providers

Section 4: Bacterial Diseases

Lyme Disease

Borrelia Miyamotoi Disease

Anaplasmosis (Previously known as Human Granulocytic Ehrlichiosis)

Human Monocytic Ehrlichiosis (HME)

Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever (RMSF)

Rickettsia parkeri Rickettsiosis

Tularemia (Rabbit Fever)

Section 5: Parasitic Diseases

Babesiosis

Section 6: Arboviruses

Heartland Virus Diseases (HRTV)

Bourbon Virus Diseases (BRBV)

Colorado Tick Fever Virus (CTFV)

Powassan Virus Disease (POWV)

Treatment of Arboviruses

Section 7: Other Tickborne Illness

Alpha Gal Syndrome (AGS)

Southern Tick-Associated Rash Illness (STARI)

Section 8: Clinical Vignette

The Great Outdoors

Section 9: Conclusion

Course Summary

Course Contributor

Resource

References

Writer: Emily Allen

Emily is a graduate of UNC Wilmington, where she earned an MSN in Nursing Education in 2021. She is an experienced perianesthesia care unit (PACU) nurse and has cared for a wide variety of inpatient and ambulatory surgical patients. Emily has served as a Charge Nurse in UNC’s Ambulatory Care PACU and holds her CPAN certification from the American Board of Perianesthesia Nursing Certification (ABPANC). Her passion for education has led her to a position as a content writer at Relias.

Target Audience:
The target audience for this course is: Nurses; Pharmacists; Physician Assistants; Physicians; in the following settings: Acute Care Facility.

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Course Delivery Method and Format
Asynchronous Distance Learning with interactivity which includes quizzes with questions/answers, and posttests.