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  2. Ehrlichiosis - Wikipedia

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    Measures of tick bite prevention include staying out of tall grassy areas that ticks tend to live in, treating clothes and gear that a tick could jump on, using EPA approved bug repellent, tick checks for all humans, animals, and gear that potentially came into contact with a tick, and showering soon after being in an area that ticks might also ...

  3. Weather and climate effects on Lyme disease exposure

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    Overall climate is more determinate of tick population and daily weather has a subtle effect on the spread of tick-borne disease. Being mindful of daily weather patterns and vigilantly avoiding exposure to ticks reduces human exposure to Lyme disease. [5] Lyme disease number of cases reported by county 2007 Peak summer weather July 2007. Warm ...

  4. Lyme disease - Wikipedia

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    Lyme disease, also known as Lyme borreliosis, is a tick-borne disease caused by species of Borrelia bacteria, transmitted by blood-feeding ticks in the genus Ixodes. [4] [9] [10] The most common sign of infection is an expanding red rash, known as erythema migrans (EM), which appears at the site of the tick bite about a week afterwards. [1]

  5. Tick-borne disease - Wikipedia

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    As of 2020 18 tick-borne pathogens have been identified in the United States according to the Centers for Disease Control [10] and at least 27 are known globally. [8] [11] [12] New tick-borne diseases have been discovered in the 21st century, due in part to the use of molecular assays and next-generation sequencing. [13]

  6. Ixodes holocyclus - Wikipedia

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    Prevention of tick paralysis is mostly achieved by a combination of daily searching and the use of tick-repelling or tick-killing agents. These may be topical sprays, rinses and collars or systemic oral agents. Some owners clip the fur short to help detect ticks. Daily searching usually gives a person a few days to find an attached tick.

  7. Lyme Disease Awareness Month - Wikipedia

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    Lyme Disease Awareness Month is observed during May in Canada [9] and the United States, [2] [10] [3] [8] and also in other countries where Lyme disease is common. [11] [1] Lyme Disease Awareness Day is also observed on May 1 every year. [12] During May, Lyme disease prevention, awareness or research may also be discussed in parliaments or ...

  8. Tick-borne encephalitis vaccine - Wikipedia

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    Tick-borne encephalitis vaccine is a vaccine used to prevent tick-borne encephalitis (TBE). [4] The disease is most common in Central and Eastern Europe, and Northern Asia. [4] More than 87% of people who receive the vaccine develop immunity. [5] It is not useful following the bite of an infected tick. [4] It is given by injection into a muscle ...

  9. Human granulocytic anaplasmosis - Wikipedia

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    Human granulocytic anaplasmosis (HGA) is a tick-borne, infectious disease caused by Anaplasma phagocytophilum, an obligate intracellular bacterium that is typically transmitted to humans by ticks of the Ixodes ricinus species complex, including Ixodes scapularis and Ixodes pacificus in North America.

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