Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever (caused by rickettsia rickettsii) is a common tick borne illness in Arkansas caused by a gram negative coccobacillus and spread from tick bites.

After having a pretty severe case of this (it’s the second case I’ve had that almost un-alived me) I’ve developed a tremor and peripheral neuropathy in my fingers mainly when doing tasks that require fine motor skills.

The infection was treated with Zithromycin and Cipro (I’m extremely allergic to doxycycline/tetracyclines)