How great is this if it works. Lyme disease is debilitating, people up north suffer. Back in the day you could lie in the tall grass without worries.
The days of Lyme disease may be numbered.
With ticks emerging earlier than usual this year, experts are warning of the risk of Lyme disease, a bacterial infection caused by a bite from an infected black-legged tick.
Approximately 476,000 Americans could be diagnosed with Lyme disease this year, according to US health officials. Symptoms can debilitating, including fever, chills, headaches, fatigue, muscle and joint aches and swollen lymph nodes or rashes.
A vaccine for Lyme disease is not currently available, but two scientific initiatives to fight the condition are showing promising results, with one soon to be rolled out.
Borrelia burgdorferi and, less commonly, Borrelia mayonii are the bacteria that spur Lyme disease. In the northeastern, mid-Atlantic and north-central US, Borrelia burgdorferi is spread primarily through the black-legged tick, also called the deer tick. In the Pacific Coast states, the western black-legged tick is the main culprit.
However, not all ticks carry Lyme.
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Johns Hopkins Medicine notes that ticks are fond of yards, wooded areas and low-growing grasslands. Depending on the location, less than 1% to more than half of the ticks in the given area are carrying Lyme disease bacteria, which they contract via biting infected white-footed mice.
Memphis-based US Biologic aims to solve the epidemic by going straight to the source and vaccinating mice via food pellets, and studies have shown the method holds promise.
The company is “really focused” on Lyme, CEO Mason Kauffman told Times Union. “There are about 500,000 new cases each year, and most of those cases are children aged 5-10. So when they get it, they potentially have it the rest of their lives.”
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The days of Lyme disease may be numbered.
With ticks emerging earlier than usual this year, experts are warning of the risk of Lyme disease, a bacterial infection caused by a bite from an infected black-legged tick.
Approximately 476,000 Americans could be diagnosed with Lyme disease this year, according to US health officials. Symptoms can debilitating, including fever, chills, headaches, fatigue, muscle and joint aches and swollen lymph nodes or rashes.
A vaccine for Lyme disease is not currently available, but two scientific initiatives to fight the condition are showing promising results, with one soon to be rolled out.
Borrelia burgdorferi and, less commonly, Borrelia mayonii are the bacteria that spur Lyme disease. In the northeastern, mid-Atlantic and north-central US, Borrelia burgdorferi is spread primarily through the black-legged tick, also called the deer tick. In the Pacific Coast states, the western black-legged tick is the main culprit.
However, not all ticks carry Lyme.
image to urlJohns Hopkins Medicine notes that ticks are fond of yards, wooded areas and low-growing grasslands. Depending on the location, less than 1% to more than half of the ticks in the given area are carrying Lyme disease bacteria, which they contract via biting infected white-footed mice.
Memphis-based US Biologic aims to solve the epidemic by going straight to the source and vaccinating mice via food pellets, and studies have shown the method holds promise.
The company is “really focused” on Lyme, CEO Mason Kauffman told Times Union. “There are about 500,000 new cases each year, and most of those cases are children aged 5-10. So when they get it, they potentially have it the rest of their lives.”
2 new Lyme disease vaccines could mean end of debilitating illness
One promising approach was discovered in a protein that’s found in human sweat.
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For some reason I decided to take a pic of it... and fuck me.. it was a tick! All that was there was its ass and hind legs sticking out! I didn't feel it at all. And only because I happened to be drying off in front of the mirror did I notice it. 
