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'I'm a Urologist Who's Been Studying Prostate Health for More Than 25 Years—Here Are the 5 Things I Tell Men With an Enlarged Prostate to Do' Emily Laurence April 14, 2024 at 7:25 PM
Deer tick 3D rendering of a male and female deer tick Ixodes scapularis is the main vector of Lyme disease in North America. [ 14 ] The CDC reported over 30,000 new cases of the disease in 2016 alone, the majority of which were contracted in the summer months, which is when ticks are most likely to bite humans. [ 15 ]
There are many different species of ticks, but the detail that matters is whether you were bitten by a deer tick (a.k.a. a black-legged tick) or dog tick, which are known to transmit these two ...
Benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH), also called prostate enlargement, is a noncancerous increase in size of the prostate gland. [1] Symptoms may include frequent urination , trouble starting to urinate, weak stream, inability to urinate , or loss of bladder control . [ 1 ]
Summer 2017 has already been declared an especially bad season for ticks due to the mild winter and growing deer and mice populations.. Amid mounting fears over the potentially deadly diseases the ...
Powassan encephalitis, caused by the Powassan virus (POWV), a flavivirus also known as the deer tick virus, is a form of arbovirus infection that results from tick bites.It can occur as a co-infection with Lyme disease, as both are transmitted to humans by the same species of tick. [1]
An example of these concepts can be found in the deer tick, known to transmit Lyme disease to humans in the US. The larval stage of development takes place in a small mouse. This mouse also carries the bacterium that causes Lyme Disease. The adult deer tick attaches to its namesake, but the deer does not carry the bacterium.
Screening for prostate cancer may include a digital rectal exam, where the clinician assesses for an enlarged prostate, and/or a blood test to measure a prostate-specific antigen (PSA) level.