Tick-borne disease

Lymes disease always surfaces. People and their pets are out and about more, so it makes sense that the chances of contracting the disease is more likely. But is it? According to the Center for Disease Control, about 300,000 are diagnosed with Lyme disease in the US every year. Seems like the odds are pretty good that someone you know will get Lyme disease. What exactly is Lyme disease? It is a bacterial infection transmitted by Ixodes ticks. These ticks are known as mainly as deer ticks, but…

that causes disease. Lyme Disease is caused by the bacterium Borrelia burgdorferi and is carried by ticks, and “as a result of a complicated sequence of events, people have become frequent accidental hosts for ticks and the disease agents they carry”. This connection is present because of the interaction between plant and animal species, or furthermore, the ecology of ecosystems, where both ticks and humans are present [Source: Ostfeld]. Symptoms of being infected with Lyme Disease include…

Vectors are organisms that transit diseases from human to human or from animals to humans. These organisms have caused much damage in society. Vectors affect society in how and what they spread, how many people they harm, and how their diseases can be prevented from spreading to humans. Vectors cause a serious problem that needs to be addressed. The organisms that spread the diseases are often blood sucking bugs. They can include ticks, mosquitoes, sandflies, tsetse flies, fleas, black flies,…

of Lyme Disease 2015 In August 2015, The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) published volume 21-8 of its journal, Emerging Infectious Diseases (EIFD) on www.nc.cdc.gov. It contained a study by Dr. Kugeler, “an epidemiologist with the Division of Vector-Borne Diseases, Bacterial Diseases Branch, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Fort Collins, Colorado, USA.” (Dr. Kugeler, CDC, 2015) In this study titled, “Geographic Distribution and Expansion of Human Lyme Disease,…

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…

Babesiosis Babesiosis is an infectious disease caused by a parasite that is carried by ixodid ticks, such as wood ticks and deer ticks. This disease can range from mild to severe. The highest number of reported cases occur in the Northeastern United States. CAUSES This condition is caused by the Babesia parasite. A person can get the parasite if they are bitten by an infected tick. The tick must usually stay attached to the skin for more than 24 hours to transmit the parasite. A person can…

Lyme disease is a bacterial infection transmitted by deer ticks infected with the Borrelia burgdorferi bacteria. Cause: Lyme disease is spread through the bite of infected ticks. Ticks can attach on any part of the human body often found in hard to see areas. A tick is attached for 36 to 48 hours or more before the Lyme disease bacterium can be transmitted. Most people are infected through the bites of the immature ticks, which are called nymphs. Symptoms: Early Signs (3 to 30 days after tick…

Shouldn’t everyone be entitled to medical care if they are ill? Lyme Disease patients in Australia are denied the treatment they deserve because the Australian Government refuses to believe that the disease exists in Australia. Lyme Disease is the fastest growing tick borne illness in the world and is transferred through a tick bite from a tick infected with the disease, creating a bullseye shaped rash but can also be transferred from mother to child in the womb. If left untreated, which is…

but because they are often the vectors for disease, they could make a healthy person fall terribly ill. In some cases, it can even be fatal. So you need to follow some methods to getting rid of ticks. We are familiar with mosquitoes. Mosquitoes fly and buzz. More often than not, we prepare ourselves to repel mosquitoes. There is another critter that we have to be aware off. It does not fly, but jump, making it difficult for us to see them coming. Tick feeds on blood and it is equally annoying…

causes the disease (virus, bacteria, fungus, protist, …)? Encephalitis is a viral infection that has multiple different causes. Encephalitis can be caused by the herpes simplex virus, and although this is rare, this type of encephalitis can cause severe brain damage or even death. Encephalitis can also be caused by animals. If a person were to come into contact with an infected animal (an animal with rabies), or be bitten by one, then the person can contract encephalitis. There is also…