I am Dr. Jeong Rae Yoo, holding both an M.D. and Ph.D., based in the Republic of Korea. Since 2015, I have been serving as an attending physician in the Division of Infectious Diseases at Jeju National University Hospital. Additionally, I have been teaching medical students in the Department of Internal Medicine at Jeju National University College of Medicine since 2017. My research focuses on strategies for the early diagnosis and treatment of severe fever with thrombocytopenia syndrome (SFTS). Moreover, I collaborate with colleagues on studies concerning tick-borne diseases and COVID-19.