Hungry ticks can use this static trick to land on you and your pets
Hungry ticks have some slick tricks. They can zoom through the air using static electricity to latch onto people, pets and other animals, new research shows.
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Infections: News and Research on Lyme Disease
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Q&A: How to prevent Lyme disease this summer
The odds of contracting Lyme disease from tick bites during warmer weather months continue to rise. That's due to a series of factors, including changes in climate conducive to maintenance of tick populations over a longer ...
Jun 27, 2023
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Will the new vaccines prevent Lyme disease? And when will they be available?
Cases of Lyme disease are exploding across the United States, but don't expect a magic bullet against the tick-borne illness to arrive any time soon.
Jun 9, 2023
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This tick season, beware the tiny bugs that can carry Lyme disease: A danger to the heart
Warmer weather is drawing people outdoors to enjoy nature. But for those who spend time working in the garden or walking along wooded or grassy trails, it also means greater exposure to a menace so tiny they may never even ...
Jun 6, 2023
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Ticks can take a licking from really tough weather
Ticks are extremely resilient even when temperatures vary wildly, according to scientists who are working to better understand the spread of Lyme disease.
Jun 5, 2023
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Could 'new' antibiotic treatment prevent chronic Lyme disease?
Every year, tens of thousands of new Lyme disease patients find that their symptoms persist even after the standard course of antibiotic treatment.
May 29, 2023
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Tick-borne Powassan virus can kill. What is it, and how can you protect yourself?
Robert Weymouth, 58, of Portland, Maine, died this year because of a tick bite.
May 25, 2023
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Avoid ticks (and lyme disease) this summer
The best way to prevent Lyme disease is to not get bitten by a tick, or to get it off your body within 24 hours.
May 15, 2023
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What to know about tick, Lyme season following a mild winter
After a mild winter in the U.S., will there be an uptick in ticks this year?
Apr 28, 2023
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Recommendations for detection of neurologic Lyme disease by rheumatologists
Rheumatologists can play a major role in diagnosing and treating neurologic Lyme disease, according to a paper published in the journal Pathogens by an immunologist and rheumatologists at Rutgers New Jersey Medical School.
Apr 26, 2023
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