Article: Public Health Officials State Lyme Disease is on the Rise: What is Risk to Pets?

Article: Lyme disease in Vermont.(Disease/Disorder overview)
Vermont Nurse Connection;  August 1, 2007 ;     700+ words ...WHAT IS LYME DISEASE? Lyme disease is an infection caused by spirochetes called Borrelia burgdorferi ... ticks, and western black-legged ticks (Ixodes pacificus). Lyme disease, which can affect the skin, heart, nerves, or joints, is ...

Article: Lyme disease initiative: bridging the gap between ...
The Journal of Musculoskeletal Medicine;  May 1, 2005 ;     700+ words ...Lyme disease is this country's most common vectorborne ... about the evaluation and treatment of Lyme disease, the American College of Physicians (ACP) created the ACP Initiative on Lyme Disease. The project, implemented in a cooperative ...

Article: Lyme Disease
Gale Encyclopedia of Children's Health: Infancy through Adolescence;      700+ words ...Lyme disease Definition Lyme disease is an inflammatory disease transmitted through the bite of a ... inflammation, fever , headache , fatigue, and muscle pain . Lyme disease is also called Lyme borreliosis. Description Lyme disease is ...

Article: Lyme disease: this tick-borne illness can fool even ...
Current Health 2, a Weekly Reader publication;  March 1, 2004 ;     700+ words ... ... to doctors for more tests. The diagnosis: Lyme disease. For some people, Lyme disease is a minor illness. They run a fever and ... quickly and are cured. For other people, Lyme disease is a serious illness. They can develop major ...

Lyme Disease.
Clinical Reference Systems;  December 1, 1997 ;     700+ words ...Lyme Disease What is Lyme disease? Lyme disease is an infection caused by the bite of an infected seed tick. The tick is so small that you may not notice the tick or its bite. Because not all seed ticks are infected, a bite does not always result ...

Article: Lyme Disease Reporting for Navy and Marine Corps ...
Military Medicine;  December 1, 2003 ;     700+ words ...Reported cases of Lyme disease for Navy and Marine Corps personnel ... Medical Epidemiological Database for Lyme disease were generally higher for active ... reporting on patient history and on Lyme disease antibody testing results. These ...

Article: Lyme Disease.(Pamphlet)
Pamphlet by: Centers for Disease Control;  January 1, 1997 ;     700+ words ... ... Borne Infectious Diseases Atlanta, Georgia 30333 LYME DISEASE Lyme disease was first recognized in the United States in 1975 ... near Lyme, Connecticut. Since then, reports of Lyme disease have increased dramatically, and the disease has ...