The clinic nurse is assessing a child who had a tick bite for tick-borne disease.What assessment finding indicates to the nurse the child may have Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever and not Lyme disease?
A) Abdominal pain
B) Clear skin
C) Fever
D) Headache

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Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever produces severe abdominal pain.Fever and headache are seen in both diseases,as is a rash.

The Clinic Nurse Is Assessing a Child Who Had a Tick