Lyme disease

“She sells sea shells down by the sea shore”, is a famous nursery rhyme well known by society today. This tongue twister is about the fossil collector Mary Anning. Mary became well known for the discovery of new species of fossil and contributions to the field of planetology . Anning would sell her fossils down by the sea shore to collectors and scientists, as way to make a living . She was not fully recognized during her lifetime for her work because of her low social class and gender. Anning…

an immature or weak immune system that is mostly common in younger and older canines (Gunter). There is an anatomy, occurrence, symptoms, treatment, and prevention for the most common skin disease in canines, commonly known as mange (Foster). Mange also known as Canine Demodicosis is a parasitic disease due to an excessive proliferation of demodex canis within the hair follicles” (Hugnet). There are 2 common forms of mange found in dogs, they are most commonly known as sarcoptic mange…

heavy loads and for pleasures in races and riding. Among the serious problems affecting equine are parasitic infections, of which blood protozoal diseases are considered of great importance in Egypt. The main blood parasites are those belong to family Babesiidae: the cause of equine piroplasmosis (Ahmed, 1981). Equine piroplasmosis remain important diseases for the development of equine industries worldwide, including Egypt, especially in acutely infected horses; abortions; loss of…

Trapping Protocol Since the primary vector for the new, unknown pathogen for this medical outbreak are ticks, there are two primary choices of methods to utilize in order to trap and study the tick specimens from different habitats (Ginsberg and Ewing 1988). One type of trapping methods to use is the dry ice baited tick trap. This method can be accomplished by inserting dry ice into a container that has a slight opening to allow the carbon dioxide gas to exit, and the arthropods will be…

These aren’t just statistics, but people just like us who have suffered and died from a preventable disease; Encephalitis. My name is Jarrah McLoskey, and I am an English historian specialising in disease outbreaks. My colleagues are German virologist Dr Nuria Olive, Dr Maigan Wilson from Australia, and Sarah Moore, a US public health official. We are here to inform you about this worldwide disease, and to propose a national strategy to reduce the occurrence and prevent the spread of…

regular book about diseases. In this book, the author, David Quammen, dialogues about a multitude of zoonotic diseases, which are pathogens that can be transmitted from an animal into a human. There are eleven diseases that the author primarily discusses: Hendra, Ebola, Malaria, SARS, Q-fever, Psittacosis, Lyme disease, Herpes B, Nipah and HIV/AIDS. All of these are viruses, with the exceptions of Q-fever, Psittacosis and Lyme disease, which are bacterium. All zoonotic diseases have a reservoir…

diversity is great and complicated. The systems of between disease and species can change an ecosystem drastically and shake up the biosphere entirely. In this essay I will discuss how pathogen like those found in Plague inc. can impact biodiversity in our world today, and vice versa. One obvious consequence of deforestation is the loss of habitat for animals. But one unforeseen consequence arises when dealing with infectious diseases: the prevalence of deadly pathogens increase. For example,…

Introduction Over thousands of microorganisms discovered cause human diseases. One of the infectious microorganisms is the spirochete bacterium Borrelia burgdorferi, which belongs to the genus Borrelia and family Spirochaetaceae. According to the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), B. burgdorferi was first isolated in 1982 by a zoologist and microbiologist Willy Burgdorfer, Ph.D., thus the name burgdorferi. Lyme disease, which is caused by the bacterium B.…

susceptible to getting sick from the disease, they are referred to as zoonotic diseases. There are roughly 200 zoonosis, the most common being the various forms tick-related viruses like Lyme disease. Toxoplasmosis in cats is one the zoonotic diseases that can adversely affect humans. What is Toxoplasmosis? Toxoplasmosis is a parasitic zoonotic disease caused by the toxoplasma gondii. Eye problems are the most noted ailment that comes from exposure to the disease. People who have a compromised…

Some Dog Diseases And Symptoms To Know By Bill Johnson Apr 10, 2010 Did you know that you could get sick from your pet? You and your pet can catch the same illnesses. These three dog diseases and symptoms may be of interest to you. Tapeworms The most common tapeworm is the Dipylidium caninum . It has also been called the cucumber tapeworm. This worm makes no distinction between dogs and humans. Young children often get this type of infection. It is passed to dogs from infected fleas. When the…