Why confirmed cases of Lyme disease have increased
A bite from an infected tick can cause Lyme disease Recent tracking rule changes led to a significant increase in reported Lyme disease cases in the U.S.  The Council of State and Territorial Epidemiologists and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention updated definitions to better understand the tick-borne disease. In 2022, reported cases rose by 68.5% after the new definition went into effect. "The new Lyme disease case definition allows us to get a more accurate… (Source: News from Mayo Clinic)
Source: News from Mayo Clinic - February 23, 2024 Category: Databases & Libraries Source Type: news

Local teens testing pediatric Lyme disease vaccine
Ashton and Jordan Miller, helping Upstate researchers find the elusive vaccine for Lyme disease. (Source: SUNY Upstate Medical)
Source: SUNY Upstate Medical - February 22, 2024 Category: Universities & Medical Training Tags: News Source Type: news

Discrimination Rampant in Healthcare; Spring COVID Booster? Lyme Disease Jumps 69%
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Sharp Increase Seen in Lyme Disease Cases in 2022 After Revised Definition
THURSDAY, Feb. 15, 2024 -- In 2022, there was an increase in the number of reported Lyme disease cases following implementation of a revised surveillance case definition, according to research published in the Feb. 15 issue of the U.S. Centers for... (Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News)
Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News - February 15, 2024 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news

Lyme disease cases rose in 2022 due to change in reporting requirements
Lyme disease cases in the U.S. jumped nearly 70% in 2022, which health officials say is not due to a major increase of new infections but instead a change in reporting requirements. Reported cases surpassed 62,000 in 2022, after averaging about 37,000 a year from 2017 through 2019, the Centers for…#lyme #northeast #midwest #traditionally #cdc (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - February 15, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Lyme Disease Cases Rose By Almost 70% in the U.S.
NEW YORK — Lyme disease cases in the U.S. jumped nearly 70% in 2022, which health officials say is not due to a major increase of new infections but instead a change in reporting requirements. Reported cases surpassed 62,000 in 2022, after averaging about 37,000 a year from 2017 through 2019, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said in a report released Thursday. Numbers for 2023 will be released later this year. Lyme disease is the most common tick-borne infection in the U.S., occurring mostly in the Northeast, Midwest and mid-Atlantic states. Read More: What Happened to the Lyme Disease Vaccine?...
Source: TIME: Health - February 15, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Mike Stobbe/AP Tags: Uncategorized healthscienceclimate wire Source Type: news

Lyme disease case counts in the US rose by almost 70% in 2022 due to a change in how it's reported
Lyme disease cases in the United States jumped nearly 70% in 2022 (Source: ABC News: Health)
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Surveillance for Lyme Disease After Implementation of a Revised Case Definition - United States, 2022
This report describes the first year of Lyme disease surveillance data collected using the 2022 case definition compared to cases reported during 2017-2019. (Source: CDC Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report)
Source: CDC Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report - February 15, 2024 Category: American Health Tags: MMWR Morbidity & Mortality Weekly Report Source Type: news

COVID survivors may be at a greater risk of Parkinson ’s Disease-like symptoms in the future, researchers warn. What you need to know to protect your health
People who’ve been infected with COVID—yes, that’s virtually all of us—could be at greater risk for Parkinson’s Disease-like symptoms down the line. That’s according to a new study published this month in the journal Cell. Researchers from Weill Cornell Medicine, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer…#cell #weillcornellmedicine #columbiauniversity #shuibingchen #fortune #als #lyme #spanish #vietnam #parkinsonsfoundation (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - January 24, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Wayne LaPierre's brain is shrinking, and he is too ill to commit to all-day testimony in his NRA corruption trial, new court filing says
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Marina Abramovi ć has launched a moisturiser... Is it a performance piece?
The artist who started her career experimenting with knives, fire and unconsciousness has now released a moisturising cream. We suspect something deeper is at play. The artist is present… and silky smooth. Yes, you read the headline right. Famed Serbian performance artist Marina Abramović has just…#serbian #marinaabramović #longevitymethod #abramović #lyme #nonnabrenner #artistispresent #royalacademy #mariacallas #nationalopera (Source: Reuters: Health)
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Three early signs of Lyme disease that can appear with or instead of a 'bull’s-eye' rash
If you spot these symptoms you should seek treatment immediately or risk severe, long-lasting side effects. (Source: Daily Express - Health)
Source: Daily Express - Health - January 10, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

NRA throws Wayne LaPierre under the bus in New York corruption trial, calling his resignation a'course correction '
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When Should We Consider A Rickettsial Disease?
Discussion Rickettsioses are “small, obligate intracellular, gram-negative, aerobic coccobacillary α-proeobacteria” from the genuses Rickettsia, Anaplasma, Coxiella, Ehrlichia, and Orientia genuses. Often they cause limited health problems but can cause severe disease and death. They present with a fever and other non-specific signs and symptoms, usually with a rash and lymphadenopathy. Other problems can include: Cardiac – endocarditis, myocarditis, pericarditis Gastrointestinal – abdominal pain, acute abdomen, cholecystitis, hepatitis, pancreatitis Heme/Lymph – hemophagocytosis, lymph...
Source: PediatricEducation.org - December 18, 2023 Category: Pediatrics Authors: Pediatric Education Tags: Uncategorized Source Type: news

Blacks More Likely to Have Disseminated Manifestations of Lyme Disease
THURSDAY, Dec. 14, 2023 -- Black patients are more likely to be diagnosed with disseminated manifestations of Lyme disease (LD) and experience longer time to appropriate treatment, according to a research letter published online Dec. 12 in JAMA... (Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News)
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