If you have lived in the northeastern United States any time in the last 25 years or so, you have almost certainly heard of Lyme disease. You may have scrutinized odd-looking insect bites, wondering if they are developing the disease tell-tale bulls-eye rash. And you may have become skilled at distinguishing......Cases of Lyme disease are on the rise. According to the CDC, “Lyme disease is the most commonly reported vector borne illness in the United States.” It is also on the move. While most commonly diagnosed in the northeast and upper Midwest, especially Wisconsin and Minnesota, Lyme disease is spreading geographically, especially into Virginia and the southeastern United States. The CDC estimates that about 300,000 Americans are diagnosed with Lyme disease each year, afflicting sufferers with flu-like symptoms. If not treated with antibiotics, the infection can cause inflammation of the joints and it can affect the heart and nervous system....... Read more of this post
Tuesday, December 1, 2015
A Tick that Feeds on Birds May Increase the Range of Lyme Disease
By
Meredith Swett Walker
If you have lived in the northeastern United States any time in the last 25 years or so, you have almost certainly heard of Lyme disease. You may have scrutinized odd-looking insect bites, wondering if they are developing the disease tell-tale bulls-eye rash. And you may have become skilled at distinguishing......Cases of Lyme disease are on the rise. According to the CDC, “Lyme disease is the most commonly reported vector borne illness in the United States.” It is also on the move. While most commonly diagnosed in the northeast and upper Midwest, especially Wisconsin and Minnesota, Lyme disease is spreading geographically, especially into Virginia and the southeastern United States. The CDC estimates that about 300,000 Americans are diagnosed with Lyme disease each year, afflicting sufferers with flu-like symptoms. If not treated with antibiotics, the infection can cause inflammation of the joints and it can affect the heart and nervous system....... Read more of this post
If you have lived in the northeastern United States any time in the last 25 years or so, you have almost certainly heard of Lyme disease. You may have scrutinized odd-looking insect bites, wondering if they are developing the disease tell-tale bulls-eye rash. And you may have become skilled at distinguishing......Cases of Lyme disease are on the rise. According to the CDC, “Lyme disease is the most commonly reported vector borne illness in the United States.” It is also on the move. While most commonly diagnosed in the northeast and upper Midwest, especially Wisconsin and Minnesota, Lyme disease is spreading geographically, especially into Virginia and the southeastern United States. The CDC estimates that about 300,000 Americans are diagnosed with Lyme disease each year, afflicting sufferers with flu-like symptoms. If not treated with antibiotics, the infection can cause inflammation of the joints and it can affect the heart and nervous system....... Read more of this post
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