For decades, scientists have searched for a way to outsmart Lyme disease, a stealthy infection that affects nearly half a million people each year in the U.S. Now, a breakthrough may be within reach.

Basically, you should be on guard,‘’ said Joellen Lampman, of the New York State Integrated Pest Management program.

Lyme Disease: Lyme disease is an infection caused by a spiral shaped bacterium called a spirochete. This bacterium is carried in the gut of the deer tick Ixodes dammini ... s eye” rash because it has ...

With 2025 marking the 50th anniversary since Lyme disease was first identified, there is more awareness now than ever before.

Lone star tick on a white background. Image by Ondreicka1010 via Depositphotos. The surge in tick-borne diseases, driven by climate change and expanding tick habitats, poses a significant public ...

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In today’s Health Alert, tick season is back and so is the threat of Lyme disease. But, there is good news on the medical ...

A new study on Lyme disease sheds light on the persistence of symptoms; another new study points to an antibiotic that may be ...

What is Lyme disease? And how to avoid tick bites - With summer approaching and more time spent outdoors, how can you best ...

Oct. 23, 2024 — Lyme borreliosis is the most common tick-borne infectious disease in Europe. Up to 70,000 new cases are estimated each year in Austria alone. The bacterial infection can cause ...

Lyme disease, a disease transmitted when deer ticks feed on infected animals like deer and rodents, and then bite humans, impacts nearly half a million individuals in the U.S. annually.

Scientists believe they know what causes the treated infection to mimic chronic illness: the body may be responding to remnants of the bacteria that causes Lyme that tend to pool in the liver and ...