Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Tick saliva may be a secret ingredient to help HIV patients
The black-legged tick -loaded with bacteria causing Lyme disease - may have some good qualities: its spit.
Sep 7, 2017
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Ancient history of Lyme disease revealed with bacterial genomes
A team of researchers led by the Yale School of Public Health has found that the Lyme disease bacterium is ancient in North America, circulating silently in forests for at least 60,000 years—long before the disease was ...
Aug 29, 2017
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How a tick gut gene serves as a gateway for Lyme disease
The bacterium that causes Lyme disease, Borrelia burgdorferi, may have some help from a gene found in the guts of infected ticks, according to a new study led by Yale researchers and published in Nature Communications.
Aug 7, 2017
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Many Americans unaware of this year's heavy tick season: poll
(HealthDay)—Most Americans know that ticks can make them sick, and many take steps to avoid them. But few know that this summer could be a particularly bad one for tick bites, a new HealthDay/Harris Poll shows.
Jul 17, 2017
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Science Says: Too early for forecast on Lyme disease ticks
Tick populations are exploding? Tick-borne diseases are on the rise?
Jul 5, 2017
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Study sheds light on new Lyme disease-causing bacteria
A new species of bacteria that causes Lyme disease needs the same amount of time for transmission after a tick bite compared to previously implicated bacteria, according to new research by the Centers for Disease Control ...
Jul 5, 2017
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Tick towns: Researchers target neighborhoods in Lyme effort
Maybe it will take a village to fight Lyme disease. Or a bunch of them.
Jul 5, 2017
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Treating Lyme disease: When do symptoms resolve in children?
For many Americans, the warmer weather of summer means more time spent outside: More gardening and yard work, more hikes in the woods, more backyard barbecues. But for this year in particular, some experts predict warmer ...
Jun 23, 2017
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Chronic Lyme disease treatments tied to serious adverse effects
(HealthDay)—Serious bacterial infections have been documented during treatment for chronic Lyme disease, according to research published in the June 16 issue of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's Morbidity ...
Jun 20, 2017
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Research highlights risk of Lyme disease
You don't have to be deep in the backwoods to be at high risk for Lyme disease. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention projects that about 300,000 people are infected with Lyme disease each year, yet only 30,000 incidences ...
Jun 14, 2017
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