What Is Babesiosis, a Tick-Borne Illness?
WEDNESDAY, Nov. 15, 2023 -- You likely know that Lyme disease can be spread by ticks, but have you heard of babesiosis?
It’s a different disease caused by the bite of a deer tick, and cases are rising in the United States, scientists from the... (Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews)
Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews - November 15, 2023 Category: General Medicine Source Type: news
RECOMMENDATIONS AND REPORTS: Tick-Borne Encephalitis Vaccine: Recommendations of the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices, United States, 2023
ACIP recommendations for use of the TBE vaccine among U.S. travelers and laboratory workers. (Source: CDC Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report)
Source: CDC Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report - November 9, 2023 Category: American Health Tags: MMWR Morbidity & Mortality Weekly Report Ticks Travel Health Vaccination Source Type: news
Killer 'eye-bleeding' virus is found in FRANCE for first time amid fears tick-borne disease will soon make Britain home
French health authorities have confirmed they have ticks carrying Crimean-Congo haemorrhagic fever, a virus that kills up to 40 per cent of people it infects, in the country for the first time. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - October 26, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Soft Tick Relapsing Fever, U.S. 2012-2021 Soft Tick Relapsing Fever, U.S. 2012-2021
Review the epidemiology and occurrence of soft tick relapsing fever, also known as tickborne relapsing fever, in the U.S. Have trends changed or remained stable?Morbidity & Mortality Weekly Report (Source: Medscape Today Headlines)
Source: Medscape Today Headlines - September 27, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Public Health & Prevention Journal Article Source Type: news
As tick-borne disease rates rise, Upstate gathers experts for Lyme Disease summit
The summit, set for Sept. 28 and 29, will feature a panel discussion with patients coping with Lyme disease. (Source: SUNY Upstate Medical)
Source: SUNY Upstate Medical - September 14, 2023 Category: Universities & Medical Training Tags: News Source Type: news
As rates of tick-borne diseases rise, Upstate gathers experts for Lyme Disease summit
The summit, set for Sept. 28 and 29, will feature a panel discussion with patients coping with Lyme disease. (Source: SUNY Upstate Medical)
Source: SUNY Upstate Medical - September 14, 2023 Category: Universities & Medical Training Tags: News Source Type: news
Episode 6: Brain on Rapid Fire: Viruses, Mycoses, Amoeba, and More Episode 6: Brain on Rapid Fire: Viruses, Mycoses, Amoeba, and More
Join Drs Felicia C. Chow and Karen C. Bloch as they discuss Histoplasma meningitis, meningococcal meningitis, Rocky Mountain spotted fever, tick-borne infections, and free-living amoeba.Medscape (Source: Medscape Hiv-Aids Headlines)
Source: Medscape Hiv-Aids Headlines - September 12, 2023 Category: Infectious Diseases Tags: Neurology & Neurosurgery InDiscussion Source Type: news
Private clinics cashing in by falsely diagnosing Brits with Lyme disease, doctor warns
Dr Matthew Dryden, a consultant microbiologist for the NHS in Hampshire, said patients with chronic fatigue syndrome are being told they have the tickborne disease by profit-focused clinics. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - August 29, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
A deadly tick-borne epidemic is raging. Dogs are key to ending it.
Rocky Mountain spotted fever is on the rise in parts of Mexico and the United States. Climate change and dogs could be crucial to the fight against the tick-borne scourge. (Source: Washington Post: To Your Health)
Source: Washington Post: To Your Health - August 29, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Lena H. Sun Source Type: news
Shania Twain fears 'millisecond blackouts' caused by Lyme disease
Global superstar and Queen of Country music, Shania Twain, fears the aftermath of a tick-borne disease could have a devastating impact on her. (Source: Daily Express - Health)
Source: Daily Express - Health - August 26, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Cases of Tick-Borne Illnesses Are on the Rise. Some Experts Believe Climate Change is the Cause
(NEW YORK) — In 2022, doctors recorded the first confirmed case of tick-borne encephalitis virus acquired in the United Kingdom.
It began with a bike ride.
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A 50-year-old man was mountain biking in the North Yorkshire Moors, a national park in England known for its vast expanses of woodland and purple heather. At some point on his ride, at least one black-legged tick burrowed into his skin. Five days later, the mountain biker developed symptoms commonly associated with a viral infection — fatigue, muscle pain, fever.
At first, he seemed to be on the mend, bu...
Source: TIME: Health - July 28, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: ZOYA TEIRSTEIN / Grist/AP Tags: Uncategorized climate change healthscienceclimate wire Source Type: news
What is AGS? This tick-borne meat allergy may have affected half a million people, CDC says
As many as 450,000 people in the United States may have been affected by alpha-gal syndrome (AGS), the Center of Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) announced Thursday. AGS, also known as the red-meat allergy or the tick-bite meat allergy, is an emerging and potentially life-threatening allergic…#cdc #ags #scottcommins #clinicians #alpha #gelatin #anncarpenter #johannasalzer (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - July 28, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
More Americans Face Possibly Life-Threatening Red Meat Allergy After Spike In Tick-Borne Illness
The condition, alpha-gal syndrome, is usually caused by a bite from the lone star tick —a type of tick indigenous to a majority of the eastern U.S. (Source: Forbes.com Healthcare News)
Source: Forbes.com Healthcare News - July 27, 2023 Category: Pharmaceuticals Authors: Antonio Peque ño IV, Forbes Staff Tags: Business /business Innovation /innovation Healthcare /healthcare Science /science Sustainability /sustainability Breaking breaking-news topline Source Type: news
Nearly a Half-Million Americans Might Have Tick-Borne Meat Allergy Syndrome
THURSDAY, July 27, 2023 -- Tick bites can cause crippling infections like Lyme disease in humans, but new research suggests they can also trigger a serious meat allergy in far more Americans than thought.
Called alpha-gal syndrome, the condition may... (Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews)
Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews - July 27, 2023 Category: General Medicine Source Type: news
Cases of tick-borne illnesses are on the rise. Some experts believe climate change is the cause
Many tick-borne illnesses are becoming more prevalent. (Source: ABC News: Health)
Source: ABC News: Health - July 25, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Health Source Type: news
