BENZIE COUNTY – The Benzie Leelnau District Health Department is reminding people that May is Lyme Disease Awareness Month. With the arrival of spring comes milder weather, people are beginning their outdoor activities like walking, hiking, running, cycling, gardening or landscaping. As more people head outdoors, the risk of incidental human-tick interactions increases as well. Ticks begin to awake from … Read More
Lyme disease season is here. These are tips on how to avoid it.
Some of the basic symptoms of a Lyme infection — fever, malaise, fatigue — can resemble COVID-19. That’s a worry nobody needs. In addition, contracting a serious illness like Lyme could put you at greater risk from COVID. Source: chicagotribune.com
COVID-19 or Lyme disease?
Jory Brinkerhoff University of Richmond (THE CONVERSATION) — Summer is field season for ecologists like me, a time when my colleagues, students and I go ou Source: r20.rs6.net
Prevention tips as tick season begins
If you’re looking to get out and enjoy nature to start the summer, health officials are reminding you to watch out for ticks. Source: WQOW
Miami-Dade County reports 2nd West Nile virus case this month
For the second time in May 2020, The Florida Department of Health in Miami-Dade County has reported an additional human case of West Nile virus (WNV) local transmission infection in a Miami-Dade resident. WNV is the leading cause of mosquito-borne disease in the continental United States. It is most commonly spread to people by the … Source: Outbreak News Today
Tick season hits southern Minnesota
MANKATO — With Minnesota entering peak tick season, an expert on disease vectors is advising residents to scan for the pests after spending time outdoors. Source: Mankato Free Press
I Was Bitten by a Tick 13 Years Ago—but Still Struggle With Chronic Lyme Disease Symptoms
Stephanie Buice, 41, was bitten by a tick when she was in her 20s but only confirmed a few years ago that Lyme disease was responsible for her hellacious health problems. Source: Health.com
Lyme Disease Symptoms Could Be Mistaken For Covid-19, With Serious Consequences
With summer returning, so are Lyme disease bearing ticks. Lyme disease and COVID-19 share symptoms ad that can lead to serious health risks. Source: Across America, US Patch
Warm weather means more ticks
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It’s getting ticky out; things to watch out for this tick season
They’re tiny little insects that can carry a big problem. Source: WGBA
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