AI checks out ‘rash selfies’ to detect Lyme disease
Artificial intelligence and deep learning that look at "rash selfies" could offer a way to more accurately detect and identify Lyme disease.
Oct. 16, 2020 • ~5 min
Tags: skin infections ticks lyme-disease health-and-medicine
How to protect kids from tick and mosquito bug bites
"Choosing the appropriate bug repellent can be confusing for parents. Some may protect against mosquitos but not ticks, for example."
June 15, 2020 • ~7 min
Tags: insects parents childrens-health ticks lyme-disease parasites health-and-medicine mosquitoes
Try this app to avoid ticks this summer
With summer's arrival, avoiding ticks and the Lyme disease they spread is super important. A phone app can give you the facts you need to know.
June 14, 2020 • ~5 min
Tags: insects apps ticks lyme-disease mobile-devices parasites featured health-and-medicine citizen-scientists
A Lyme disease vaccine doesn't exist, but a yearly antibody shot shows promise at preventing infection
Researchers are developing a seasonal shot that blocks Lyme disease-causing bacteria from a tick.
June 4, 2020 • ~7 min
Tags: mice fda vaccines lyme-disease prevention
Lyme disease symptoms could be mistaken for COVID-19, with serious consequences
What might look like a mild case of COVID-19 could actually be a bacterial infection from a tick bite, with potentially debilitating symptoms if it goes untreated.
May 27, 2020 • ~8 min
Tags: health covid-19 coronavirus fatigue ticks arthritis vector-borne-diseases lyme-disease tick-borne-disease
Antibiotic kills bacteria that causes Lyme disease
A new drug completely kills the bacteria that causes Lyme disease. "This compound is just amazing," says Jayakumar Rajadas.
March 13, 2020 • ~5 min
Tags: antibiotics pain lyme-disease health-and-medicine side-effects
Ticks aren’t the only critter to spread Lyme disease
The genome of the white-footed mouse could offer new approaches to stemming the spread of Lyme disease, say researchers.
July 29, 2019 • ~5 min
Tags: dna mice genomes ticks lyme-disease health-and-medicine
Garlic oil beats antibiotics at killing Lyme bacteria
"…these essential oils were even better at killing the 'persister' forms of Lyme bacteria than standard Lyme antibiotics."
Dec. 4, 2018 • ~5 min
Tags: food antibiotics lyme-disease uncategorized medicinal-plants
As temps rise, Lyme disease will get worse
Lyme disease is the most common tick-borne disease in North America. And it's only going to get worse as climate change continues.
Nov. 13, 2018 • ~4 min
Tags: climate-change temperature ticks lyme-disease earth-and-environment health-and-medicine
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