MEDICINE & HEALTHAn 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.
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.