YouTube Removes RFK Jr. Video; Tick-Borne Virus Spreads; Woman in Ecuador Dies Again
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YouTube said it removed a video featuring Robert F. Kennedy Jr., a 2024 Democratic presidential hopeful, due to what the company said was vaccine misinformation. (NBC News)
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Source: MedPage Today Public Health - June 20, 2023 Category: American Health Source Type: news
Tick Talk: Know Your Risks This Summer
TUESDAY, June 20, 2023 -- Ticks can be a problem for people who love to spend the summer outdoors, especially in certain regions of the United States.
Ticks are responsible for the well-known Lyme disease and other tick-borne illnesses, said Dr.... (Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews)
Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews - June 20, 2023 Category: General Medicine Source Type: news
Researchers Are Working on At-Home Tests for Lyme Disease
If there has been one silver lining to the COVID-19 pandemic, it’s been the rise of rapid self-tests, which provide results at home in minutes. Researchers are hard at work at developing similar tests for other diseases—including Lyme.
Lyme disease is transmitted by the black-legged (or deer) tick and infects about 476,000 Americans each year. The faster those people can get treated with the antibiotics doxycycline or amoxicillin, the better their chances of having a short, mild case of the disease.
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Source: TIME: Health - June 16, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Jeffrey Kluger Tags: Uncategorized healthscienceclimate Research Source Type: news
Tick-Borne Encephalitis in Pregnant Woman and Sequelae Tick-Borne Encephalitis in Pregnant Woman and Sequelae
This report of a severe case of tick-borne encephalitis in an expectant mother highlights the importance of vaccination.Emerging Infectious Diseases (Source: Medscape Today Headlines)
Source: Medscape Today Headlines - June 13, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Infectious Diseases Journal Article Source Type: news
Aggressive tick-borne virus behind death in Maine expected to become more common as climate warms
Officials in Maine reported the first death this year of an untreatable tick-borne illness in a 58-year-old immunocompromised man, putting Americans on alert as a warming climate increases risk of disease. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - May 26, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Tick-Borne Powassan Virus Can Kill -- How to Protect Yourself
Powassan virus is a rare and untreatable infection transmitted by ticks that can have fatal complications. (Source: WebMD Health)
Source: WebMD Health - May 25, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Tick-Borne Powassan Virus Can Kill. What Is It, and How Can You Protect Yourself?
THURSDAY, May 25, 2023– Robert Weymouth, 58, of Portland, Maine, died this year because of a tick bite.
You ' ve likely heard of Lyme disease and the problems it can cause when passed to a human through the bite of a deer tick. But Lyme... (Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews)
Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews - May 25, 2023 Category: General Medicine Source Type: news
Trends in Reported Babesiosis Cases Trends in Reported Babesiosis Cases
This report indicates that babesiosis, a tickborne disease caused by Babesia parasites, has significantly increased in northeastern states in the last decade.Morbidity & Mortality Weekly Report (Source: Medscape Today Headlines)
Source: Medscape Today Headlines - May 24, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Public Health & Prevention Journal Article Source Type: news
Outbreak of Tick-Borne Hemorrhagic Fever Kills One Person in Namibia
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Source: Reuters: Health - May 24, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
First Powassan Virus Death Of 2023 Reported By Maine
The Maine CDC reported that the person died after neurological symptoms. This marks the third reported death from the tick-borne Powassan virus since 2015. (Source: Forbes.com Healthcare News)
Source: Forbes.com Healthcare News - May 20, 2023 Category: Pharmaceuticals Authors: Bruce Y. Lee, Senior Contributor Tags: Healthcare /healthcare Innovation /innovation Science /science business pharma standard Source Type: news
Maine Confirms Fatal Powassan Virus Case. What to Know About the Rare Disease
A Maine resident has died from the Powassan virus, a rare tick-borne illness, Maine’s Centers for Disease Control confirmed on Wednesday.
The individual, who was likely infected in the state, developed neurologic symptoms and died while in the hospital, according to Maine’s CDC.
This is the state’s first case of Powassan virus this year. In 2022, two individuals died from the illness, making this the third recorded Powassan death in Maine since 2015.
Read More: Ticks Carry More Diseases Than Just Lyme. Here’s What You Need to Know
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Source: TIME: Health - May 19, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Simmone Shah Tags: Uncategorized General Assignment Public Health Source Type: news
I Got Bit by a Tick. What's My Risk of Getting Sick?
(MedPage Today) -- While tickborne diseases have been on the rise across the U.S., outdoor enthusiasts can take comfort knowing that most common infections aren't transmitted quickly, researchers said.
For instance, Borrelia burgdorferi, the bacteria... (Source: MedPage Today Public Health)
Source: MedPage Today Public Health - May 17, 2023 Category: American Health Source Type: news
Bitten by a Tick: What's My Risk of Getting Sick?
(MedPage Today) -- While tickborne diseases have been on the rise across the U.S., outdoor enthusiasts can take comfort knowing that most common infections aren't transmitted quickly, researchers said.
For instance, Borrelia burgdorferi, the bacteria... (Source: MedPage Today Public Health)
Source: MedPage Today Public Health - May 17, 2023 Category: American Health Source Type: news
Researchers warn of tick-borne disease babesiosis
' Tis the season for hiking now that spring has arrived and temperatures are on the upswing. But with hikes come insect bites and on the increase in North America is babesiosis, a malaria-like disease spread especially between May and October by a … (Source: NSF News)
Source: NSF News - May 15, 2023 Category: Science Authors: NSF Source Type: news
Senegal Monitors Cattle After Man Dies From Tick-Borne Illness
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Source: Reuters: Health - April 30, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
