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
New ‘soft’ tick shows up on New Jersey bats
The "soft" tick C. kelleyi parasitizes bats. Its appearance in New Jersey may signal risks to people, pets, and livestock.
Sept. 9, 2020 • ~4 min
Tags: insects bats ticks parasites health-and-medicine
Invasive ticks are spreading without any males
All the adult Asian longhorned ticks found in the United States so far have been female. Here's why.
July 9, 2020 • ~5 min
Tags: insects genes invasive-species ticks parasites earth-and-environment
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
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
Chronic Lyme disease – does it exist?
Many patients without a diagnosis of Lyme disease report a constellation of symptoms, sometimes for years. Does chronic Lyme disease exist?
May 21, 2020 • ~9 min
Tags: antibiotics cdc ticks joint-pain
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
Dogs help spread a dangerous tick-borne disease
The brown dog tick, which feeds on dogs and people, spreads Rocky Mountain spotted fever. New research clarifies the risk factors in Mexicali, Mexico.
May 30, 2019 • ~4 min
Tags: bacteria dogs insects ticks mexico featured health-and-medicine
Experts rush to I.D. an invasive, self-cloning tick
To control invasive, self-cloning Asian longhorned ticks, scientists have to tell them apart from two near-identical species. A new visual guide will help.
Jan. 31, 2019 • ~3 min
Tags: insects invasive-species ticks earth-and-environment
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