Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Tick season has arrived. Protect yourself with these tips
Tick season is starting across the U.S., and experts are warning the bloodsuckers may be as plentiful as ever.
May 17, 2024
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News tagged with blacklegged ticks
Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Lone star ticks not guilty in spread of Lyme disease
Not all ticks are alike—particularly when it comes to their role in spreading Lyme disease.
Jan 31, 2018
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
CDC scientists review methods to prevent bites and suppress ticks that transmit Lyme disease
Dr. Lars Eisen and Marc Dolan of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention have reviewed decades of scientific literature on the effectiveness of various methods of preventing bites and controlling ticks that transmit ...
Jul 20, 2016
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Ticks that transmit Lyme disease reported in nearly half of all US counties
Lyme disease is transmitted by the blacklegged tick (Ixodes scapularis) and the western blacklegged tick (Ixodes pacificus), and the range of these ticks is spreading, according to research published in the Journal of Medical ...
Jan 18, 2016
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
A tick that feeds on birds may increase the range of Lyme disease
If you have lived in the northeastern United States any time in the last 25 years or so, you have almost certainly heard of Lyme disease. You may have scrutinized odd-looking insect bites, wondering if they are developing ...
Nov 23, 2015
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Ticks that vector Lyme disease move west into North Dakota
According to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control, there are more than 300,000 cases of Lyme disease in the U.S. each year. Last year, most Lyme disease cases reported to the CDC were concentrated heavily in the Northeast ...
Sep 11, 2014
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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
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
New tick-borne illness may be misdiagnosed
(HealthDay)—Physicians say a new kind of tick-borne infection that's similar to Lyme disease can mislead doctors into thinking it's a different condition.
Jul 1, 2013
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Cardiology
A tick's spit leads to an entire lesson in blood clotting
There really is such a thing as tick spit – that is, the saliva of a tick. And there's something about it that might help fight heart disease and stroke.
Jul 1, 2013
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