With warmer weather and backyards full of deer, Lyme disease is on the minds of the public health community. Source: r20.rs6.net
What You Need To Know About The Kissing Bug; To Keep Your Kids Safe
Some kissing bugs carry Chagas Disease, an illness that has the potential to cause lifelong problems or even death. Source: Moms
POLL: Not going to get any better: Lyme on the rise across Durham Region (via DurhamRegion.com)
The issue: Proliferation of blacklegged ticks across Durham Region. Local impact: The ticks, which can carry the bacteria that causes Lyme disease, are harbingers of a larger problem as climate… Source: DurhamRegion.com
We’re Almost in Peak Tick Season. Here’s How to Spot Them. (via Men’s Health)
Ticks can be as small as a poppySeed. Source: Men’s Health
Mosquito samples in Texas county test positive for West Nile virus, health officials say (via Fox News)
A mosquito sample collected in a Texas county tested positive for West Nile virus, officially marking the first positive samples to be confirmed this year, county health officials said this week. Source: Fox News
Early detection for Lyme disease (via KSAT)
Lyme disease is caused by the bite of an infected black legged tick. The infection can be treated with antibiotics, but unless it’s caught early, it can cause serious, long-lasting side effects-like joint pain and fatigue. Source: KSAT
Antibody shows promise in fight against Lyme disease (via southcoasttoday.com)
BOSTON — The state’s $1 million investment toward finding a way to prevent ticks from spreading Lyme disease is paying off, a UMass Medical School Source: southcoasttoday.com
Muncie man recovering from West Nile Virus shares moment he knew something was wrong (via FOX59)
MUNCIE, Ind. — James Whitley spent around a month in the hospital last August after a mosquito carrying West Nile Virus bit him. The problem, and this happens to all patients, he did not know he was infected until he started showing symptoms. The Indiana Department of Public Health says people need a doctor’s exam to know they have West … Read More
Muncie man recovering from West Nile Virus shares moment he knew something was wrong (via FOX59)
MUNCIE, Ind. — James Whitley spent around a month in the hospital last August after a mosquito carrying West Nile Virus bit him. The problem, and this happens to all patients, he did not know he was infected until he started showing symptoms. The Indiana Department of Public Health says people need a doctor’s exam to know they have West … Read More
Western Iowans face greatest threat of West Nile virus (via KCCI)
The study shows that the mosquito most likely to carry the illness thrives in western Iowa. Source: KCCI
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