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Tips to stay safe from ticks this summer Tick lifecycle sizes. Image courtesy Lymedisease.org Knowing how to protect yourself from ticks and the diseases they carry is more important than ever during the COVID-19 crisis. The urge to get out in nature has never been stronger, but even if ...
An infected dog cannot give Lyme disease to another dog or human. The disease can only be passed through the bite of an infected tick. But the tick that infected your dog can pass along the disease if it ends up in your home. Prompt removal of ticks can help prevent transmission of the...
The impact of the chronic debilitating and disabling form of Lyme disease can destroy human potential, especially for children, young adults, and those vulnerable persons and communities living on the edge of poverty and in resource scarce environments most vulnerable to climate change. Thus, climate...
“…The physician cannot rely on a laboratory test or clinical finding at the time of the bite to definitely rule in or rule out Lyme Disease infection, so must use clinical judgment as to whether to use antibiotic prophylaxis. Testing the tick itself for the presence of the spirochete, even...
According to tick expertThomas N. Mather, director of the University of Rhode Island’s TickEncounter Resource Center, this is a myth. Only certain species of ticks carry Lyme disease and the life stage of the tick (larva, nymph or adult) also matters. ...
Lyme Disease: Mice, Not Just Ticks Cases ofLymedisease have "increased rapidly" in the UK and may be three times more common than the current annual estimate, a study of GP records suggests. Lyme disease cases 'may be three times estimate' Scotland has highest number in the UK ...
Lyme disease (LD) is the most common tick-borne illness in the United States. Although appropriate antibiotic treatment is effective for most cases, up to 20% of patients develop post-treatment Lyme disease syndrome (PTLDS). There is an urgent need to improve clinical management of LD using ...
Lyme disease (LD) is the most common tick-borne illness in the United States. Although appropriate antibiotic treatment is effective for most cases, up to 20% of patients develop post-treatment Lyme disease syndrome (PTLDS). There is an urgent need to improve clinical management of LD using ...
Q:Do you think it would it be more helpful to have “living guidelines” for Lyme disease? A: I do, and in fact the IDSA has taken to having guidelines looked at on a frequency of every 2 years, with updates as required, instead of waiting 5 to 10-plus years in between guidelines...