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Temperature may also play a role in Lyme disease incidence. Schauber et al. (2005) found a positive correlation between the mean summer temperature and the rate of Lyme disease in the northeastern United States. [12] Additionally, Subak (2003) suggests that there may also be a relationship between warmer winters and increased Lyme disease. [11]
Lyme disease is the most common tick-borne illness in the U.S., with anywhere from 30,000 up to 500,000 cases each year. The warming temperatures due to climate change have also resulted in ticks ...
About 63,000 cases of Lyme disease were reported to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in 2022, according to a report released last month. That’s a nearly 70% jump in the number of ...
The risk of acquiring Lyme disease from a tick bite is 1-3% in prevalent areas and is more common during late spring and summer months, peaking in June and July. Prompt tick removal reduces this risk.
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]
The CDC says that dogs and cats can get Lyme, but there is no evidence they spread it directly to their owners. However, they can bring infected ticks into the yard , and a human bitten by an ...
The New Jersey Department of Health reported 7,225 Lyme disease cases in 2023, and has recorded 2,607 Lyme diseases cases so far for 2024. Lyme disease in Pennsylvania?
You can be sick for a year or two without knowing you have Lyme disease.” This is because Lyme disease can affect many parts of your body, so it can be easily mistaken for other conditions.