Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Single tick bite can pack double pathogen punch
People who get bitten by a blacklegged tick have a higher-than-expected chance of being exposed to more than one pathogen at the same time.
Jun 20, 2014
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
A potential new test for diagnosing Lyme disease
For scientists and clinicians alike, one of the Holy Grails for successfully treating and curing Lyme disease is developing tests that identify the disease sooner, show when people are cured of infection, and can diagnose ...
Mar 15, 2022
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Deer ticks carry yet another bacterial threat
(HealthDay)—People who go outdoors in several regions of the United States may have something else to worry about. Scientists report that there's another troublesome germ hiding in the deer tick that already harbors the ...
Jan 16, 2013
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Medications
Combined antibiotics more effective against Lyme disease: Study
Researchers at Tulane University have found that a combination of antibiotics is more effective in treating Lyme disease than the commonly prescribed course of one single antibiotic. This finding, published in Frontiers in ...
Dec 6, 2023
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
What makes ticks tick?
Durland Fish has researched ticks and their associated diseases for decades. A professor in the Division of Epidemiology of Microbial Diseases at the Yale School of Public Health, he has, among other things, contributed to ...
Mar 7, 2012
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Scientists step up hunt for bacterial genes tied to Lyme disease
Investigators at The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (UTHealth) have accelerated the search for the bacterial genes that make the Lyme disease bacterium so invasive and persistent. The discovery could ...
Oct 26, 2012
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Lyme disease: The pathogen's cunning strategies for persistent infection offer clues for vaccine development
Lyme disease is the leading vector-borne disease—meaning diseases that are transmitted to humans from another organism like a tick or mosquito—in North America and Europe.
Sep 22, 2023
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Tick bites: Every year is a bad tick year
It's summer, a time to hike, garden, vacation—and to be on the lookout for ticks.
Aug 19, 2021
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Ten things you always wanted to know about ticks
May is Lyme Disease Awareness Month.
May 19, 2014
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Lyme disease imposes large cost on the northeast United States
As people across the northeastern U.S. begin venturing back into the outdoors with the arrival of spring, they will make 1 billion fewer trips than they otherwise would have if Lyme disease didn't exist, a new Yale study ...
Apr 17, 2017
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