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American Family Physician
July 15, 2002 |
Tick-Borne Diseases What are tick-borne diseases?... Who gets tick-borne diseases?... How would I know if I have a tick-borne disease?... How can I prevent tick-borne diseases?...   |
American Family Physician
August 15, 2002 |
How to Remove a Tick It is important to remove the tick as soon as possible. Use these steps. |
National Gardening
Suzanne DeJohn |
Protect Yourself from Summer's Insect Pests Sure, the list of illnesses carried by summer's insect pests is daunting. But the nuisance factor alone of ticks, mosquitoes, and fleas warrants finding ways to repel them. Here are a few helpful suggestions. |
National Gardening
Michael MacCaskey |
Lyme Disease The FDA has approved Lymerix, the first vaccine for Lyme disease. For maximum effectiveness, three injections at least a month apart are required. The vaccine is a good choice if you live in high-risk areas and spend a lot of time outdoors... |
BusinessWeek
May 23, 2005 |
Don't Get Bugged This Summer An infectious-disease pro tells how to protect yourself from harmful bites. |
American Family Physician
August 15, 2002
Gammons & Salam |
Tick Removal A blunt, medium-tipped, angled forceps offers the best results. It is important to remove the tick completely, including the mouthpart and the cement the tick has secreted to secure attachment. |
American Family Physician
November 15, 2005 |
Tick-Borne Relapsing Fever: What You Should Know A consumer guide to the illness caused by a bite from ticks infected with Borrelia and what you can do about it. |
American Family Physician
May 15, 2001 |
What is Babesiosis? Babesiosis is a rare illness that is caused by a parasite, or bug, that lives in some ticks. Deer ticks carry the parasite that causes this illness. Whenever you find a tick on you or on someone else, try to save it to show to your doctor... |
American Family Physician
June 15, 2005
Bratton & Corey |
Tick-Borne Disease It is important for family physicians to consider tick-borne illnesses when patients present with influenza-like symptoms. |
American Family Physician
August 2001
Andy Gayle |
Tick-borne Diseases Tick-borne diseases are the most common vector-borne illnesses in the United States. Knowledge of the epidemiology and common presentations, as well as the diagnostic options and treatments available, are important issues for family physicians... |
American Family Physician
July 15, 2005 |
Lyme Disease: What You Should Know An informative consumer guide to the disease, its symptoms and treatment options. |
AskMen.com
June 3, 2009
Jacob Franek |
Bug Bites Here's a list of some pesky buggers and their bites to look out for this summer. |
American Family Physician
April 15, 2004
Lo Re, Occi, & Macgregor |
Identifying the Vector of Lyme Disease Overview of the identification of the important morphologic features of a tick that are important in determining the risk of Lyme disease. |
American Family Physician
November 15, 2005
Roscoe & Epperly |
Tick-Borne Relapsing Fever The diagnosis of tick-borne relapsing fever requires an accurate characterization of the fever and a thorough medical, social, and travel history of the patient. |
American Family Physician
May 15, 2001
Eleftherios Mylonakis |
When to Suspect and How to Monitor Babesiosis In the past decade, cases of babesiosis in humans have been reported with increasing frequency, especially in the northeastern United States. Babesiosis is a worldwide tick-borne hemolytic disease that is caused by intraerythrocytic protozoan parasites of the genus Babesia... |
