Summer has begun, and people must be more cautious of their surroundings when going outdoors. Lyme disease is a common infection in individuals who hike or walk in wooded areas or tall grasses where tick exposure is prevalent. The recommended treatment for Lyme disease is a 2- to 4-week co...
My husband was tested positive about 6 years ago. From the time I remember him being bit by a tick and the strange rash on his arm, it took two years to convince a doctor to test him for the Lyme bacteria. Even had to pay out of our own pocket because the doctor wasn’t ordering...
Advocates for Lyme disease patients have filed an “information quality request for correction” complaint that challenges the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC’s) position on how frequently the bull’s-eye erythema migrans (EM) rash occurs in patients with Lyme disease. The cont...
The article reports on the prevalence of Lyme disease in the U.S. as of 2013. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), about 300,000 cases of Lyme disease are diagnosed in the country each year. The CDC revealed that the cases are concentrated in 13 states, ...
Place clothes in a dryer on high heat for an hour, to kill any ticks clinging to the fabric. Check gear and pets for ticks. "There are simple things people can do to prevent Lyme disease," Nelson said.
Symptoms of Lyme disease include a fever, headache and fatigue and sometimes a telltale rash that looks like a bull's-eye on the tick bite. Most people recover with antibiotics. If left untreated, the infection can cause arthritis and more severe problems. ...
Despite evidence that its published information on the frequency of the bull’s-eye/erythema migrans (EM) rash in Lyme disease patients is inaccurate, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) continues to insist that the rash appears in most
These little guys SEEM harmless, and small.. .but they're difficult to kill, and can carry some gnarly diseases. If you're unfortunate enough to get bit by one carrying lyme disease, best get yourself to the hospital, quick. Fowlers Toad ...
She has grown accustomed to getting bitten by ticks on the island and said she has had Lyme disease four times. About five years ago, she started experiencing terrible, itchy hives on her back, torso and thighs in the middle of the night. Her doctors concluded it wa...
(HealthDay)—Lyme disease may be grossly under-reported in the United States. Government researchers say the tick-borne infection affects about 10 times as many Americans as previously indicated by confirmed case reports.