Word: rashness
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...early 1998, Princeton University boosted its financial aid rates, triggering a rash of aid increases among top colleges. It also made people across academia wonder: is an Ivy education worth the price...
...rash of disciplinary cases brought this summer, some resulting in expulsions, have SSP students re-reading their student handbooks and staying on the straight and narrow, according to some proctors...
What's particularly worrisome about Ehrlichiosis is that it's not easy to spot. There's no telltale rash, as occurs in Lyme disease. Nor is there an easy test for it. Doctors must rely on such circumstantial evidence as a low level of white blood cells and abnormal spots on those cells. And an antibiotic commonly prescribed for Lyme disease--amoxicillin--is useless for treating Ehrlichiosis. Fortunately, there's another drug, doxycycline, that does the trick. Left untreated, however, severe cases of the infection can kill in a few days...
...wash the area of the bite with antiseptic, and place the tick in a plastic container marked with the date in case your doctor needs to test it later to confirm a diagnosis. Most important, don't delay getting medical help if you develop a fever or rash. Both Ehrlichiosis and Lyme disease are easily cured if caught right away...
...said that symptoms include fever, chills, headache, rash, a stiff neck and a sense of confusion...