Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

UN attacks biting bugs that spread diseases

Nobody likes mosquitoes, and the World Health Organization blames them for an array of diseases that kill a million people each year and threaten the health of half the world's people.

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

Lyme disease identified in Bay Area ticks, and it isn't alone

Finding evidence of Lyme disease in the San Francisco Bay Area didn't surprise a team of researchers, although it may be news to many doctors in the region. But identifying another tick-borne pathogen that causes relapsing ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

Park life and its hidden hazards

(Medical Xpress)—Ticks may be common in parks in and around our cities where they pose a risk for humans and their pets, new research from the University of Bristol has found.

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

Uganda confirms at least one case of Crimean-Congo fever

An Ugandan farmer has been hospitalised with a confirmed case of Crimean-Congo haemorrhagic fever, and a further three people are suspected to have died from the same virus, the health ministry said Friday.

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

Black-legged ticks linked to encephalitis in New York state

The number of tick-borne illnesses reported to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is on the rise. Lyme disease leads the pack, with some 35,000 cases reported annually. In the Northeast, the black-legged ...

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