Southern tick-associated rash illness

Southern tick-associated rash illness
Other namesMasters' disease
Lone star ticks can be carriers of southern tick-associated rash illness.
SpecialtyInfectious disease

Southern tick-associated rash illness (STARI) is a tick-borne disease resembling a mild form of Lyme disease, which occurs in southeastern and south-central United States. It is spread by bites from the lone star tick Amblyomma americanum. The actual cause is still unknown.

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