来自MSN13 天
What do tick bites look like? Experts reveal exactly how to identify them
Some ticks can transmit illnesses to humans, including Lyme disease, Rocky Mountain spotted fever and even Powassan virus. So ...
'A tick bite left me unable to move, talk or see'
But one tick bite turned her entire world upside down as she caught Lyme disease, a bacterial infection passed to humans by ...
Singapore earmarks about $2.4m to tackle tick-borne diseases
The research initiative comes amid a growing risk of outbreaks of diseases that spread from animals to humans. Read more at ...
Ticking time bomb? Study on ticks in Singapore calls for greater vigilance
An NUS-based study says 11 species that have bitten humans here can carry 1 or more harmful microbes. Read more at ...
The Washington Post22 天
Tick bites can trigger serious reactions to some medications
It took doctors a long time, however, to figure out the unlikely cause: alpha-gal syndrome, also known as red meat allergy, which Wallace probably got from lone star tick bites in her backyard in ...
Two more diseases from ticks found in Minnesota
Powassan encephalitis and Rocky Mountain spotted fever, two serious tick-borne diseases, have been identified in Minnesota residents, state health officials said today. More commonly occurring ...
Large number of Minnesota ticks carry disease
Approximately one-third of blacklegged ticks (also called deer ticks) tested during recent years in Minnesota were positive for disease-causing organisms, say state health officials. Blacklegged ...
Science Daily24 天
In the Northeast, 50% of adult ticks carry Lyme disease carrying bacteria
the tick can get the bacteria that causes Lyme disease and then potentially spread it to humans through its bite. Other animals, like white-tailed deer, are "incompetent hosts," so while they are ...
Medical Xpress25 天
Half of adult ticks in the Northeast carry Lyme disease bacteria, study reveals
the tick can get the bacteria that causes Lyme disease and then potentially spread it to humans through its bite. Other animals, like white-tailed deer, are "incompetent hosts," so while they are ...