MaineHealth is a collaborating institution with Tufts University School of Medicine on what promises to be one of the largest ...

Lyme disease, Powassan virus, Rocky Mountain spotted fever, and Heartland virus are just a few of them. Another, babesiosis, is causing particular concern. The disease is colloquially known as ...

Despite my angst, I knew I had a lot to be grateful for. In one second, a creature the size of a poppy seed could have ...

What role do mice and deer play in the Lyme disease cycle? [19] Ticks require a blood meal to reproduce. Deer ticks become infected with Lyme disease (and other disease-causing agents) when they take ...

Ticks and Lyme disease exist in what is called an enzootic cycle, meaning it is a mystery how their association started. Ticks are born without Lyme disease but get it from the animals they bite.

Lyme disease. You may have heard of it, but what do you know of it? Is it relevant to cyclists? “Yes, most definitely.” as Cycling UK is told by Lyme Disease Action (LDA), the national charity set up ...

Learn more. Nearly half a million Americans received an unpleasant surprise this summer, according to insurance billing data: a new diagnosis of Lyme disease. Those numbers could shrink if ...

MARCH 28, 2022 — UTSA graduate students and postdoctoral fellows in the College of Sciences will have the opportunity to develop methods to prevent or reduce tick-borne infections with the support of ...

In her new book, I Haven’t Been Entirely Honest With You, Hart, 51, opens up about health challenges, including chronic fatigue caused by Lyme disease. “It’s been a tough few years,” she said.

It’s not just the bites that are worrisome; these ticks carry with them the silent threat of Lyme disease, an infection that spreads with little warning. Studies in Europe estimate that 1 to 5 ...

What role do mice and deer play in the Lyme disease cycle? [19] Ticks require a blood meal to reproduce. Deer ticks become infected with Lyme disease (and other disease-causing agents) when they take ...