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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Lyme Disease
Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Lyme disease can wreak havoc on mental health
Lyme disease can exact a significant mental toll as well as a physical one on its sufferers, a new study confirms.
Aug 17, 2021
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Medications
Lyme disease protection: No vaccine yet, but an antibody shot could soon provide a season of immunity
Lyme disease has become an insidious epidemic in the United States. Caused by bacteria transmitted through the bite of an infected tick, it can lead to heart problems, meningitis or arthritis if left untreated. It is the ...
Aug 4, 2021
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Plotting the end of Lyme disease
As people weary of being cooped up during a pandemic winter look forward to a summer outside, residents across the northeastern United States are once again confronted with a familiar virulent pathogen lurking in the woods ...
May 6, 2021
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Debunking 4 common myths about ticks
Blooming flowers, chirping birds and long-awaited rays of sunshine: The first signs of spring are often greeted with joy. But soon comes the realization that with warm weather comes ticks.
Apr 12, 2021
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
New Lyme disease test distinguishes between early and late-stage disease
For those who live in an area blighted by ticks, the threat of Lyme disease can cast a shadow over the joy of spring and summer. These blood-sucking arachnids can transmit bacteria into the bloodstream of their unsuspecting ...
Apr 7, 2021
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
New study predicts changing Lyme disease habitat across the West Coast
The findings of a recent analysis conducted by the Translational Genomics Research Institute (TGen), an affiliate of City of Hope, suggest that ecosystems suitable for harboring ticks that carry debilitating Lyme disease ...
Mar 16, 2021
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Why dental professionals should know about the signs and symptoms of Lyme disease
At the end of August 2019, a patient booked an urgent appointment with her dentist. A painful toothache had woken her the night before. Her symptoms also included intense pain in her jaw, temple, and neck, accompanied by ...
Feb 19, 2021
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
New guidelines for emerging tick-borne disease
Babesiosis is a rapidly emerging tick-borne disease that threatens unsuspecting victims with moderate to severe illness.
Dec 8, 2020
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Wistar creates a new synthetic DNA vaccine against Powassan virus
Scientists at The Wistar Institute have designed and tested the first-of-its-kind synthetic DNA vaccine against Powassan virus (POWV), targeting portions of the virus envelope protein. A rapidly reemerging tick-borne disease, ...
Oct 30, 2020
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