People are ticked off. Source: Thrillist
Lyme Disease Is On The Rise Again. Here’s How To Prevent It (via NPR.org)
The tick-borne illness is spreading north and south about 300,000 U.S. cases a year. As scientists work on better diagnostic tests and surveillance tools, you can take steps to cut your risk. Source: NPR.org
It’s tick season. Here’s how to avoid being bitten | Williamsburg Yorktown Daily (via Williamsburg Yorktown Daily)
Ticks are nasty little creepy crawlers that can carry disease, and the best way to prevent tick-borne disease is to avoid being bitten in the first place. Source: Williamsburg Yorktown Daily
Mosquitoes that carry Zika could bring deadlier yellow fever this year (via Sun-Sentinel.com)
A yellow fever outbreak in Brazil has Florida officials concerned, but efforts to control Zika also work against yellow fever because it is carried by the same mosquito. Source: Sun-Sentinel.com
Man Shares Bug Bite Warning After Becoming Paralyzed (via r20.rs6.net)
The Centers for Disease Control is warning people that diseases from bug bites are on the rise, and they want people to protect themselves. Source: r20.rs6.net
Researchers Testing Vaccine for Zika Virus (via NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth)
Researchers are now testing a vaccine that will protect people against one of those mosquito-borne diseases, the Zika virus. Source: NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth
Fox Tests Positive For Rabies After Attacking Three Women In Burlington (via r20.rs6.net)
A fox who attacked three women in Burlington tested positive for rabies on Thursday. Source: r20.rs6.net
Flies in operating rooms cause Los Angeles VA hospital to postpone dozens of surgeries (via r20.rs6.net)
CBS Los Angeles reports more than 200 flytraps had to be installed at the VA hospital Source: r20.rs6.net
What to Know About Hantavirus: the Rare Illness Spread by Rodents That Killed a Woman in New Mexico (via SELF)
It can resemble the flu. Source: SELF
Report cites ‘rodent droppings’ on dough trays at Boones Creek Domino’s (via WJHL)
News Channel 11 has obtained a health inspection report that cited “excessive rodent activity” at a Dominos restaurant in Boones Creek. Source: WJHL
