Support Groups Martinsburg Journal, WV - The Panhandle Lyme Disease Support Group will meet at 7 pm the last Thursday of each month at the Daily Grind, Foxcroft Avenue, Martinsburg. ...
Through the Woods: A mouse's Thanksgiving Columbia Independent Online, NY - Nov 28, 2008 Despite their role in Lyme disease and the deadly Hanta virus there is fondness for this little creature. It is very active at night and has most likely ...
Calendar: Nov. 20 Wicked Local Wenham, MA - Nov 20, 2008 ?Under Our Skin? is a powerful look at the science and politics of Lyme disease. It received a Freddie award and the audience choice award at its premiere ...
When Alzheimer's Hits at 40 Wall Street Journal - Nov 13, 2008 He took antibiotics for six months to treat what doctors thought might be Lyme disease. His eldest child, Patrick, noticed that his father seemed ...
Warm temperatures spiked tick population Florida Times-Union, FL - Nov 21, 2008 The diseases ticks carry vary depending on the area, and while Lyme disease isn't common in Northeast Florida, Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever is - a disease...
Community Events Calendar Nantucket Independent, USA - Nov 5, 2008 Lyme disease is transmitted to humans by the bite of an infected blacklegged tick. Symptoms include fever, headache, fatigue, and usually a skin rash. ...
Support Group Meetings Martinsburg Journal, WV - Nov 24, 2008 The Panhandle Lyme Disease Support Group will meet at 7 pm the last Thursday of each month at the Daily Grind, Foxcroft Avenue, Martinsburg. ...
OPINION: Animal Research Saves Human and Animal Lives Opposing Views, CA - Nov 26, 2008 Vaccines for smallpox, tetanus, diphtheria, polio, rubella, measles, lyme disease, hepatitis A + B, chicken pox, pneumonia, and flu. ...
Marcia Kilgore's latest beauty brainstorm Times Online, UK - Nov 8, 2008 There was a woman with Lyme disease who wrote to us? ? tears suddenly begin to form in her eyes ? ?she said, ?This is the first time I haven?t been in pain ...
Healthcare professionals are being held back from providing ... Niagarathisweek.com, Canada - Nov 4, 2008 My friend's 14-year-old granddaughter in British Columbia was bitten by a wood tick and developed Lyme disease. She is now confined to a wheelchair, ...
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Lyme disease risk unknown Winnipeg Free Press, Canada - Jul 29, 2008 Dr. Robbin Lindsay, a research scientist with Winnipeg's National Microbiology Lab, said the recent spike in the number of human cases of Lyme disease in ...
Hot Spots: Lyme Disease in Duxbury Duxbury Clipper, MA - Jul 28, 2008 7 at 6 pm Marie Gill of Allen?s Lane and her four children all contracted Lyme disease four years ago. ?Definitely, the issue was the diagnosis of it,? she ...
Protect yourself against Lyme disease Victoria Star, Canada - Jul 22, 2008 "The risk of Lyme disease is low in most areas of New Brunswick," said Dr. Eilish Cleary, deputy chief medical officer of health. "But it is still important ...
State, towns raising Lyme disease awareness Waterbury Republican American, CT - Jul 15, 2008 "We want to protect citizens, especially children." Children under 10 are most likely to contract Lyme disease, the state health department says. ...
?Under Our Skin? - the Lyme disease controversy Mille Lacs County Times, MN - Jul 17, 2008 Her case highlights the mixed messages sent to pregnant women on the risks of passing Lyme disease to their unborn children. Up-and-coming Colorado Rockies ...
Lyme disease a concern to Californians Modesto Bee, CA - Jul 9, 2008 Leland, of Davis, is an author of children's books and advocate for the California Lyme Disease Association. What is it? A bacterial infection spread by ...
Avoiding those pesky ticks Gloucester Daily Times, USA - Jul 11, 2008 "And when this happens, the Lyme disease risk follows in a couple of years," Matyas said. This dense undergrowth is also an ideal place for ticks to ...
Tests for harmful mosquitoes negative, but caution still urged Foster's Daily Democrat, NH - Jul 23, 2008 Jason Stull, state public health veterinarian, studies how ticks spread Lyme disease and how mosquitoes spread the West Nile Virus and Eastern Equine ...
Holiday health: The flying doctor's casebook Telegraph.co.uk, United Kingdom - Jul 17, 2008 Unfortunately, ticks lurking in long grass nearby carry Lyme disease, a bacterial infection resulting in fever, headache and fatigue and which, untreated, ...
Environmental and Life-style Risk Factors for Lyme Disease in Children - JD Klein, SC Eppes, P Hunt - Clinical Pediatrics, 1996 - cpj.sagepub.com ... 1996; 35; 359 Clin Pediatr (Phila) Joel D. Klein, Stephen C. Eppes and Patricia
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How Can We Prevent Lyme Disease? - EB Hayes, J Piesman - New England Journal of Medicine, 2003 - cdc.gov ... use to prevent Lymedisease in children, have not ... adults who live in areas where Lymedisease is endemic ... engorged I. scapularis (Table 2). The risk of nausea ... -
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Evaluate Your Child's Lyme Disease Risk
Now that warmer weather is here, is the threat of Lyme disease making you think that your child would be safer in the comfort of your climate-controlled family living room rather than the great outdoors? Before you head to the video store for a 3-month's supply of movie and game rentals, take some time to consider your child's Lyme disease risk.
Location
It's true that Lyme disease is the leading tick-borne disease in the United States, with about 12,500 cases being reported annually to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) between 1993 and 1997. Nearly all of these cases occur in the northeastern, upper midwestern, and Pacific northwest areas of the United States.
The following states are the hardest hit:
New York
Connecticut
Pennsylvania
New Jersey
Massachusetts
Rhode Island
Maryland
Minnesota
California
Wisconsin
Delaware
New Hampshire
Some cases have also been reported in Asia, northern and southern Europe, and parts of Canada.
Outdoor Activities and Pets
Besides living in one of these areas, other factors that might increase your child's tick risk include:
spending a lot of time outdoors in tall grass, brush, shrubs, or wooded areas
having pets that may carry ticks indoors
participating in activities such as landscaping, hiking, camping, fishing, or hunting in tick-infested areas
