Lyme Disease
Lyme disease is a tick-borne illness that is spread by animals or insects and can cause flu-like symptoms. Learn about prevention, symptoms, treatments, and side effects of this disease.
What a Tick Expert Wants You to Know
We spoke with an epidemiologist with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention about Lyme disease, other tickborne illnesses, and tick bites. Here’s how to stay safe.
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Lyme Disease, Other Tickborne Disease Rates Are on the Rise
Incidence of tickborne infections in the U.S. has risen significantly in the past 10 years, and it’s crucial to develop vaccines to prevent them.
U.S. Bug-Bite Illness Rates Triple
The number of illnesses caused by mosquito, tick, and flea bites in the United States rose from 27,388 cases in 2004 to more than 96,075 cases in 2016, according to the latest Vital Signs report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
What You Need to Know: Lyme Disease
Helpful information on symptoms, diagnosis and treatment of Lyme disease.
The Best Way to Tackle a Tick
Which technique is best to remove a tick completely and reduce the risk of contracting a tick-transmitted illness like Lyme disease?
A Rash with Flu-Like Symptoms: What Could it Be?
Your rash may be a symptom of influenza or one of these other common medical conditions like shingles, lupus, or lyme disease.
Lyme Disease and ADHD
Some research has shown a connection between chronic Lyme disease and ADHD. But the connection isn’t clear and chronic Lyme disease (CLD) is mired in controversy with doctors and other medical professionals disagreeing on the existence of CLD. Accord...
What’s New in Lyme Disease Research
It is estimated that nearly one-quarter of all Lyme cases are initially misdiagnosed. Research from the University of Pennsylvania seems to have found a means to expedite the diagnosis process through the use of nanotechnology, injecting nanotubes lo...
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Lauren Arcuri
Health WriterLauren Arcuri is a freelance writer in northern Vermont. She writes about health and medicine, including neuroscience, microbiology, and genetics.
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Lyme Disease, Other Tickborne Disease Rates Are on the Rise
Incidence of tickborne infections in the U.S. has risen significantly in the past 10 years, and it’s crucial to develop vaccines to prevent them.
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