If you have a pet or child that likes to play outdoors, you are probably familiar with ticks. But, contradictory to popular belief, a tick is actually an arachnid, not an insect.
Ticks are the second most common carrier of diseases (mosquitoes being the first). It is estimated that 70% of all Lyme Disease cases are caused by tick bites from ticks in our own yards, often via pets. So tick prevention and control are very important. Some species of ticks are more harmful than others and some are more likely to carry deadly diseases, and we discuss that too.
Lyme Disease is a potentially serious medical condition, and it is most commonly passed by ticks in Northeastern America. Unlike the common cold or flu, Lyme Disease requires the attention of a doctor and treatment in order to be handled in a way that leaves no permanent damage.
What is Lyme Disease?
Lyme Disease is a bacterial infection, similar to the common flu, though its symptoms and severity range wildly. It is most commonly spread by the deer tick, and it can be difficult to detect during the early stages.
Associated Press
Lyme disease activists are hailing Connecticut Attorney General Richard Blumenthal’s recent decision to investigate whether antitrust laws have been violated by new Infectious Diseases Society of America guidelines for diagnosing and treating the illness.
The new guidelines by the nonprofit medical group, which were released in October, deny the existence of a chronic form of Lyme disease.
Most of the conventional treatments for treating a long-term infection are listed as ”not recommended” in the new guidelines, which are posted on the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Web site.
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