Medicine & TechnologyJustin Bieber admitted in an Instagram post that he is suffering from Lyme disease. The pop star confirmed the news that he is currently receiving treatment.
The disease continuously plagues the United States and is steadily rising with new bacteria and virus being discovered. Scientists encourage victims to seek immediate medication and treatment as mite and tick-born diseases lead to brain damage if left untreated.
Physicians and health analysts predicted that Lyme disease may go bold this year as the density of life-threatening ticks reported to be vastly increasing; know more here
Johns Hopkins is launching the first ever Lyme Disease Clinical Research Center that will explore the causes and possible cures for the disease that infects approximately 300,000 people and costs an estimated $1.3 billion each year to treat.
Just how likely is it that you’ll transmit a lethal tick-borne virus these spring and summer seasons? Well the odds are in your favor, as lethal viruses that use ticks as a vector are fairly rare, but if you live in Northeast and Upper Midwest of the United States, your chances may be much higher than ever before.