If the clothes are wet, then they should be washed with hot water then dried on high heat. Each individual should shower within two hours of returning home since this can help wash off any unattached ticks. Finally, a full-body check should be performed to ensure that there is no attached tick. If a pet was taken with you, they should receive a bath and a full-body tick check as well to ensure that they are not carrying anything into the home. Treatment
Early treatment for Queensland tick typhus is relatively simple. It includes a course of oral antibiotics such as doxycycline or chloramphenicol. If a patient cannot take the medication orally, then the antibiotics are given intravenously by a medical professional. Epidemiology
Queensland tick typhus is endemic to Australia. Since there is no compulsory reporting of rickettsial infections in Australia, it can be difficult to monitor the geographical distribution of this disease and have an accurate count of the number of cases occurring each year. The disease is most common along the east coast of Australia, coinciding with the geographic range of its tick vectors. History
This disease was noted during World War II among Australian soldiers undergoing basic training on the Atherton Tableland in Queensland. It is most common along the east coast of Australia, including that of Queensland. See also
Typhus
North Asian tick typhus
Rocky Mountain spotted fever
List of cutaneous conditions

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Gingival grafting
Depending on the shape of the gum recession and the levels of bone around the teeth, areas of gum recession can be regenerated with new gum tissue using a variety of gum grafting "periodontal plastic surgery" procedures performed by a specialist in periodontics (a periodontist). These procedures are typically completed under local anesthesia with or without conscious sedation, as the patient prefers. This may involve repositioning of adjacent gum tissue to cover the recession (called a pedicle graft) or use of a free graft of gingival or connective tissue from the roof of the mouth (called a free gingival graft or a subepithelial connective tissue graft). Alternatively, a material called acellular dermal matrix (processed donated human skin allograft) may be used instead of tissue from the patients own palate. Growth-factor techniques
Recent advances have seen the introduction of platelet-derived growth factor (PDGF) infused bone graft material. This material is usually combined with the cellular matrix to form a soft bone paste that is then covered by the allograft. The development of this type of bone and tissue cellular matrix (also known as ortho filler) results in greater osseointegration with the patients healthy bone and soft tissue. Healing from such procedures requires 2–4 weeks. After a few months the results can be evaluated and in some cases the new tissue needs to be reshaped in a very minor procedure to get an optimal result. In cases where recession is not accompanied by periodontal bone loss, complete or near complete coverage of the recession area is achievable.