Ticks studied at a Adirondack Community College lab in Queensbury, NY. Photo Credit: 04/26/2016 Skip Dickstein/Times Union.
Lyme disease (Lyme borreliosis) caused by bacteria of the Borrelia type isn't unique to the United States. In North America, Borrelia burgdorferi and Borrelia mayonii are the cause and is estimated to affect 300,000 people a year. In Europe and Asia, the bacteria Borrelia afzelii and Borrelia garinii are also causes of the infectious disease and have affected 65,000 people. Lyme disease does not appear to be transmissible by certain geological groups of people, or between particular people, or wild animals, or even through food. Diagnosis is based upon a combination of symptoms, history of tick exposure, and possibly testing for specific antibodies in the blood. Unfortunately blood tests are often negative especially in the early stages of concern. Prevention includes wearing long pants and applying "DEET" especially when walking through wetland areas, landscapes with an abundance of tail brush, or playing with pets that have previously run free. Infections are most common from spring to early summer and in damp surroundings.
...For our continued discussion on lyme disease, lyme disease month, ticks and movie from Osmosis on "What is Lyme Disease" - click/tap on read more.
...For our continued discussion on lyme disease, lyme disease month, ticks and movie from Osmosis on "What is Lyme Disease" - click/tap on read more.
Video Source: Wikipedia. Author: Osmosis. Published: 04/26/2016
Lyme Disease Mommy "Deer"est
Lyme disease was originally mistaken for juvenile rheumatoid arthritis. The bacterium involved was first made note of in 1981 by Willy Burgdorfer. Chronic symptoms are well described and are known as post-treatment Lyme disease syndrome, although it is often called chronic Lyme disease. It is not believed to be true that lyme disease is the result of an on going infection. Research is ongoing to develop new vaccines, a previous vaccine is no longer available.
Lyme Disease: Don't Blame the Deer
"The last decades the disease Lyme borreliosis that is spread by ticks has been increasing, but this increase cannot be explained by the increasing deer population only, say researchers."
Results from the research project "TickDeer" shows that the percentage of ticks with Borrelia are decreasing in areas with a high deer, red deer and moose population. However, the total number of ticks is higher.
May is Lyme Disease Awareness Month
Activists throughout the United States use this month as an opportunity to raise funds for research. Organized walks, runs, other events, and present lyme disease documentaries on social media. These efforts aid in educating the public awareness, especially with local TV and radio are involved. To see what is scheduled in your area go to: Lyme Disease Events.
A Tick Not a Trick
Ticks are not insects but Arachnids, a class of Arthropods, which also includes mites, spiders and scorpions. They are divided into two groups – hard bodied and soft bodied – all are capable of transmitting diseases. Ticks don’t start out being infectious. Ticks get it by feeding on an compromised, injured, or dead small animals - often decaying rodents. Then, ticks bite the next animal or person and pass the infection along. Where the animals feed, such as wooded or grassy areas, generally there are an abundance of ticks. An adult tick “quests” for its next blood meal by climbing up grasses and bushes to wait for an animal to come by. Nymphs and larvae can be found in layers of decomposing leaves underneath trees. Ticks thrive in damp environments and are less active in hot, dry weather. For more information on which tick-borne diseases have been found in your area, check/tap here. site.
Sources:
Bay Area Foundation
National Institute of Allergies and Infectious Diseases
American Lyme Disease Foundation
LymeDisease.Org
Harris Outdoors
University of Oslo
Nature Communications
DeerTick Project
Wikipedia
The Internet
Lyme disease was originally mistaken for juvenile rheumatoid arthritis. The bacterium involved was first made note of in 1981 by Willy Burgdorfer. Chronic symptoms are well described and are known as post-treatment Lyme disease syndrome, although it is often called chronic Lyme disease. It is not believed to be true that lyme disease is the result of an on going infection. Research is ongoing to develop new vaccines, a previous vaccine is no longer available.
Lyme Disease: Don't Blame the Deer
"The last decades the disease Lyme borreliosis that is spread by ticks has been increasing, but this increase cannot be explained by the increasing deer population only, say researchers."
Results from the research project "TickDeer" shows that the percentage of ticks with Borrelia are decreasing in areas with a high deer, red deer and moose population. However, the total number of ticks is higher.
May is Lyme Disease Awareness Month
Activists throughout the United States use this month as an opportunity to raise funds for research. Organized walks, runs, other events, and present lyme disease documentaries on social media. These efforts aid in educating the public awareness, especially with local TV and radio are involved. To see what is scheduled in your area go to: Lyme Disease Events.
A Tick Not a Trick
Ticks are not insects but Arachnids, a class of Arthropods, which also includes mites, spiders and scorpions. They are divided into two groups – hard bodied and soft bodied – all are capable of transmitting diseases. Ticks don’t start out being infectious. Ticks get it by feeding on an compromised, injured, or dead small animals - often decaying rodents. Then, ticks bite the next animal or person and pass the infection along. Where the animals feed, such as wooded or grassy areas, generally there are an abundance of ticks. An adult tick “quests” for its next blood meal by climbing up grasses and bushes to wait for an animal to come by. Nymphs and larvae can be found in layers of decomposing leaves underneath trees. Ticks thrive in damp environments and are less active in hot, dry weather. For more information on which tick-borne diseases have been found in your area, check/tap here. site.
Sources:
Bay Area Foundation
National Institute of Allergies and Infectious Diseases
American Lyme Disease Foundation
LymeDisease.Org
Harris Outdoors
University of Oslo
Nature Communications
DeerTick Project
Wikipedia
The Internet
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