Tags: Lyme disease

UK: Lyme Disease Now Spreading Into The Suburbs

MEDICINE & HEALTH 10.13.2015 08:17 AM

An alarming number of people getting infected with Lyme disease is gaining concerns in the U.K. An increasing number of Lyme disease cases has been reported in the United Kingdom, reaching a skyrocketing fourfold increase in the last 12 years.

Lyme Disease 2015: Increase Risk Area And Victims

09.30.2015 19:40 PM

Lyme disease is an inflammatory disease that is caused by the bacterium Borrelia burgdorferi, which is then transmitted to humans by the deer tick.

Johns Hopkins Launches First Ever Center to Focus on Lyme Disease

05.27.2015 12:48 PM

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.

The Tick Problem—What Are The Chances That You’ll Survive the Spring, Powassan-Free?

04.16.2015 12:43 PM

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.