Lyme Regis

inform locals of the potential hazards that lurk in our back yards. Lyme Disease comes from a line of bacteria called Borrelia Burgdorferi which originated during the ice age in Europe. Lyme disease cases are mainly reported in the northeastern states. This blood borne pathogen can only survive inside a host such as a tick. The Ixodes tick commonly known as the black legged tick or deer ticks become infected transmitting Lyme Disease through their bite. Unexpected hosts such as deer, fox, possum

La Cross Encephalitis Virus “Viruses are so small they cannot be seen even with the highest magnification of the microscope using visible light “. They can only be identified by their range of actions and characteristics. “LaCrosse virus (LACV) is a California (CAL) serogroup virus, in the genus Bunyavirus, family Bunyaviridae” and is transmitted from a mosquito vectors. Midwestern, mid-Atlantic, and southeastern states of the United States are the places where this disease is most likely to be

CC Right shoulder pain. Tick bite. S The patient is a 64-year-old gentleman who tells me nine or 10 days ago he started having pain in his right shoulder which started in the morning. He states that prior to this he has been doing increased amount of work at his horse farm. He has had to not only bale hay, he has needed to lift 15 car batteries up onto a platform. He also tells me he caught a heavy "I beam" and felt a jerk of his shoulder several days prior to onset of pain. He states the day

primarily inhabits wooded areas populated by warm-blooded wildlife. Specifically the temperate Pine Barrens in Southern New Jersey, which hosts the 2nd largest tick population in the country (CDC, 2010), the black legged tick is a common pest that spreads lyme disease. This disease is a bacterial infection caused by the tick latching onto a host and feeding for an extended period of time. These ticks attach to most warm blooded woodland creatures and any human beings unfortunate enough to get close enough

For this assignment, I interviewed a close friend, Dana Rivard. Dana is also a first year student; she is from Massachusetts and majoring in Health Sciences. In a friendly conversation, a few weeks ago she mentioned having Lyme disease. I grew up in a rural part of Indiana so my childhood consisted of playing outside almost everyday. My front yard is full of trees, and because I live in a very forested area right across from a corn field, these trees often have ticks. My parents always warned us

infectious diseases such as Lyme Disease. Lyme Disease is caused by deer ticks which have three developmental stages of larva, nymph, and adult. The nymph is the main developmental stage were the tick can take the blood from in organism and transmit pathogens into its bloodstream leading to infections. The main and causative pathogen given in cases of Lyme Disease is known as Borrelia Burgdorferi. Borrelia Burgdorferi is a spiral-shaped bacteria called a spirochete. Lyme spirochetes can cause a horrible

loves the outdoors and loves life. While they are out and about doing what they love, they are unknowingly bitten by a deer tick. They start to develop a few symptoms and get diagnosed with Lyme disease some time later. Their whole life will be different forever. How does this happen? What is Lyme disease? Lyme disease is classified as a zoonosis, a disease that is spread from animals to humans. Humans acquire this disease through the bite of contaminated deer ticks. The tick contracts different kinds

Ticks are very important and harmful blood sucking external parasites of mammals, birds and reptiles throughout the woria (Furman and Loomis, 1984). The medical and economic importance of ticks had long been recognized due to their ability to transmit diseases to humans and animals. Ticks belong to phylum, Aarthropoda and make up the largest collection of creatures in order Acarina. They are divided into two groups: soft ticks (Argasidae) and hard ticks (Ixodidae). Hard ticks feed for extended periods

As the weather gets nicer, more and more people are starting to spend time outdoors, and bug bites can become a big problem during the warmer months. Most often, bites from numerous types of bugs happen before you realize the bug was even on your body. By then, it's too late to prevent the bug from attacking and the bites show up as inflamed, itchy circles on the skin. Some bug bites are even threatening to your health and must be treated by a medical professional. But, fortunately, many common bug

Lyme disease is an infection produced by bacteria called Borrelia Burgdorferi. This bacteria or germ is ordinarily found in shrews, deer, mice, and squirrels. Ixodes bugs, normally called deer ticks, often feed on the blood from an infected animal. When this happens, the tick then becomes a carrier of the bacteria that causes Lyme disease and can infect you with this germ through your skin. Infected deer ticks are normally found in the northeast and upper Midwest United States because of the climate