See Also: lateral mammary branches of lateral cutaneous branches of thoracic spinal nerves(medicine)
lateral mammary branches of lateral cutaneous branches of intercostal nerves(medicine)
Colorado tick fever(health)
Colorado tick fever(medicine)
lateral mammary branches of lateral thoracic artery(medicine)
lateral branches(medicine)
lateral mammary branches(medicine)
lateral cutaneous branches of intercostal nerves(medicine)
lateral calcaneal branches of sural nerve(medicine)
lateral nasal branches of anterior ethmoidal nerve(medicine)

Colorado tick fever (medicine) and lateral branches (medicine)


Colorado tick fever (medicine)


Colorado tick fever
<infectious disease> A rare acute viral infection transmitted via a tick bite (Dermacentor andersoni). Disease is limited to the western United States, particularly Colorado. The incubation period is 3-6 days.

Symptoms include fever (that may abate and then recur), sweats, chills, joint pains, headache, photophobia, nausea, vomiting, rash and weakness.

Treatment includes tick removal and acetaminophen to control fever. The disease is generally self-limited and nonserious.


lateral branches (medicine)


lateral branches
Branches directed away from the midline, to the side. Nomina Anatomica lists lateral branches (ramus lasteralis/rami laterales) of the following: 1) anterior interventricular artery, ramus lateralis interventricularis anterioris arteriae coronariae sinistrae; 2) anterolateral central arteries, rami laterales arteriarum centralium anterolateralium; 3) dorsal primary rami of spinal nerves, rami laterales ramorum dorsalium nervorum cervicalium/thoracalium/lumbalium/sacralium; 4) left branch of portal vein, rami laterales rami sinistri venae portae hepatis; 5) left hepatic duct, ramus lateralis ductus hepatici sinistri; 6) middle lobe branch of right pulmonary artery, ramus lateralis ramorum lobarium medium arteriorum pulmonarium dextrum; 7) supraorbital nerve, ramus lateralis nervi supraorbitalis.

Synonym: rami laterales.