Infections: News and Research on Lyme Disease

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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 ...

Q&A: The case of the missing Lyme vaccine

High summer is here, but many heading to forests and fields reach not for shorts and a T-shirt, but long sleeves, pants, and a shot of bug spray, hoping to keep a threat at bay: the deer ticks that carry Lyme disease.

Facts and myths about ticks

The tick is a parasite that feeds on blood. The good news is that a tick feeds only three times in its lifetime.

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