Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
What is babesiosis, a tick-borne illness?
You likely know that Lyme disease can be spread by ticks, but have you heard of babesiosis?
Nov 15, 2023
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Lyme Disease
Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Tick-borne diseases: Racing to defuse a 'ticking' public health time bomb
The explosive rise in tick-borne diseases in many parts of the United States over the last five decades represents a major public health threat that demands innovative solutions, warns a group of Yale scientists. In a new ...
Oct 18, 2023
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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
Pre-clinical research indicates mRNA vaccine shows promise for reducing cases of Lyme disease
An experimental mRNA vaccine provides protection in preclinical animal models against infection from Borrelia burgdorferi, the bacteria that causes Lyme disease, according to new research from the Perelman School of Medicine ...
Sep 19, 2023
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Medical research
Sequencing of hundreds of bacteria samples from Lyme disease patients helps explain symptom differences
A large team of medical researchers affiliated with several institutions in the U.S., working with pair of colleagues from the University of Ljubljana, in Slovenia, has sequenced the genomes of several hundred samples of ...
Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Ticks are becoming a growing health risk in the UK. Here's why
Earlier this year, the UK Health Security Agency confirmed a case of tick-borne encephalitis—a potentially deadly virus carried by ticks that causes brain inflammation. A British man is also said to have contracted alpha-gal ...
Aug 22, 2023
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Cause of long COVID remains most troublesome question about the syndrome
What causes long COVID? More than three years after the start of the pandemic, this remains the most bedeviling question about a mystifying syndrome estimated to affect some 65 million people globally—an epidemic in its ...
Aug 10, 2023
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Health
How to stop bug bites from itching
Itching, stinging, and swelling really take the fun out of being outdoors and opening windows in the summer. Most bug bites (usually from mosquitoes) stop itching after a day or two. Others can leave you or your child with ...
Aug 9, 2023
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Ask the Pediatrician: How to choose an insect repellent for your child
Warmer weather means more chances for kids to go outside to play, hike and enjoy the fresh air with family and friends. Warmer weather also means preventing insect bites.
Aug 7, 2023
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
A vaccine that reduces ability of ticks to transmit Lyme disease bacteria
A team of medical scientists at Laboratoire de Santé Animale, working with colleagues from the Czech Academy of Sciences, the Nature Research Centre and the University of Guelph, has developed a type of vaccine meant to ...
