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Lyme Disease
Lyme Disease: is caused by the bacterium Borrelia burgdorferi and is transmitted to humans through the bite of infected blacklegged ticks. Typical symptoms include fever, headache, fatigue, and a characteristic skin rash called erythema migrans.
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SEP 03, 2024Clinical & Molecular DX
Although spending time in nature can reduce stress and generally improve health and well-being, insects like mosquitoes ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUL 11, 2024Clinical & Molecular DX
Ticks carry the bacterium, Borrelia burgdoferi, which causes Lyme disease. Lyme is becoming more common as the climate c ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAR 20, 2024Genetics & Genomics
Lyme disease, an infectious illness caused by bacteria called Borrelia burgdoferi, which are transmitted by tick bites. ...Written By: Carmen LeitchFEB 28, 2024Clinical & Molecular DX
Lyme disease occurs when someone is bitten by a deer tick that is carrying pathogenic bacteria called Borrelia burgdorfe ...Written By: Carmen LeitchSEP 14, 2023Earth & The Environment
A recent study published in Ecography examines how climate change could impact how birds and bats could become more prev ...Written By: Laurence Tognetti, MScSEP 04, 2023Genetics & Genomics
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Lyme disease is the most common illness in the United ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUL 10, 2023Plants & Animals
A recent study published in Current Biology examines how ticks use static electricity to find hosts to acts as parasites ...Written By: Laurence Tognetti, MScJAN 16, 2023Cell & Molecular Biology
For the first time, a signaling pathway that links two species has been revealed - molecules generated when bacteria inf ...Written By: Carmen LeitchDEC 23, 2022Health & Medicine
While about 30,000 Americans are confirmed to have Lyme disease every year, the CDC has estimated that the number may be ...Written By: Carmen LeitchNOV 16, 2022Genetics & Genomics
Lyme disease is caused by a bacterium that is transmitted by tick bites. The incidence of Lyme disease has been increasi ...Written By: Carmen LeitchNOV 14, 2022Neuroscience
Johns Hopkins University College of Medicine researchers collaborated with the Lyme Disease Research Center to understan ...Written By: Kerry CharronOCT 10, 2022Microbiology
Lyme disease occurs when a blacklegged tick that is infected with Borrelia burgdorferi bacteria bites a human, and the i ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUL 05, 2022Clinical & Molecular DX
As covered by Labroots in 2017, Powassan virus is an often-lethal tick-borne virus that currently has no treatment. Thou ...Written By: Zoe MichaudMAY 02, 2022Clinical & Molecular DX
There is currently no vaccine available to prevent Lyme disease, a tick-borne illness prevalent across the United States ...Written By: Zoe MichaudDEC 05, 2021Microbiology
Ticks that carry Lyme disease can be found in more and more places. If a tick is infected with the bacterium that causes ...Written By: Carmen LeitchDEC 02, 2021Immunology
Yale University researchers have developed an mRNA vaccine against ticks that could help prevent Lyme disease. This is a ...Written By: Tara FernandesAUG 26, 2021Microbiology
Ticks are vectors for disease; they can transmit pathogenic bacteria to animals and humans through their bites. Diseases ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAUG 15, 2021Microbiology
While about 30,000 cases of Lyme disease are reported to the CDC every year, the disease has been estimated to cause abu ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAY 16, 2021Cell & Molecular Biology
Over the past 20 years, Lyme has gone from a virtually unknown disease to the most reported vector-borne illness in the ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAPR 12, 2021Microbiology
Lyme disease is a disease that is caused by four main species of bacteria, including Borrelia burgdorferi, which ar ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAPR 09, 2021Plants & Animals
Sunday, April 11, is National Pet Day! From pandemic companions to viral videos, pets are a huge part of our lives. Even ...Written By: Tiffany DazetDEC 19, 2020Microbiology
Ticks are notorious vectors of disease, but they can transmit those illnesses without becoming infected themselves.Written By: Carmen LeitchNOV 18, 2020Health & Medicine
New research presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene warns that climate ...Written By: Tiffany DazetOCT 11, 2020Plants & Animals
A team of researchers and personnel on military bases have reported in a project in which they looked for an emerging fu ...Written By: Carmen Leitch
SEP 03, 2024
Clinical & Molecular DX
Although spending time in nature can reduce stress and generally improve health and well-being, insects like mosquitoes
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUL 11, 2024
Clinical & Molecular DX
Ticks carry the bacterium, Borrelia burgdoferi, which causes Lyme disease. Lyme is becoming more common as the climate c
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAR 20, 2024
Genetics & Genomics
Lyme disease, an infectious illness caused by bacteria called Borrelia burgdoferi, which are transmitted by tick bites.
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
FEB 28, 2024
Clinical & Molecular DX
Lyme disease occurs when someone is bitten by a deer tick that is carrying pathogenic bacteria called Borrelia burgdorfe
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 14, 2023
Earth & The Environment
A recent study published in Ecography examines how climate change could impact how birds and bats could become more prev
...
Written By:
Laurence Tognetti, MSc
SEP 04, 2023
Genetics & Genomics
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Lyme disease is the most common illness in the United
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUL 10, 2023
Plants & Animals
A recent study published in Current Biology examines how ticks use static electricity to find hosts to acts as parasites
...
Written By:
Laurence Tognetti, MSc
JAN 16, 2023
Cell & Molecular Biology
For the first time, a signaling pathway that links two species has been revealed - molecules generated when bacteria inf
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 23, 2022
Health & Medicine
While about 30,000 Americans are confirmed to have Lyme disease every year, the CDC has estimated that the number may be
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
NOV 16, 2022
Genetics & Genomics
Lyme disease is caused by a bacterium that is transmitted by tick bites. The incidence of Lyme disease has been increasi
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
NOV 14, 2022
Neuroscience
Johns Hopkins University College of Medicine researchers collaborated with the Lyme Disease Research Center to understan
...
Written By:
Kerry Charron
OCT 10, 2022
Microbiology
Lyme disease occurs when a blacklegged tick that is infected with Borrelia burgdorferi bacteria bites a human, and the i
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUL 05, 2022
Clinical & Molecular DX
As covered by Labroots in 2017, Powassan virus is an often-lethal tick-borne virus that currently has no treatment. Thou
...
Written By:
Zoe Michaud
MAY 02, 2022
Clinical & Molecular DX
There is currently no vaccine available to prevent Lyme disease, a tick-borne illness prevalent across the United States
...
Written By:
Zoe Michaud
DEC 05, 2021
Microbiology
Ticks that carry Lyme disease can be found in more and more places. If a tick is infected with the bacterium that causes
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 02, 2021
Immunology
Yale University researchers have developed an mRNA vaccine against ticks that could help prevent Lyme disease. This is a
...
Written By:
Tara Fernandes
AUG 26, 2021
Microbiology
Ticks are vectors for disease; they can transmit pathogenic bacteria to animals and humans through their bites. Diseases
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
AUG 15, 2021
Microbiology
While about 30,000 cases of Lyme disease are reported to the CDC every year, the disease has been estimated to cause abu
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 16, 2021
Cell & Molecular Biology
Over the past 20 years, Lyme has gone from a virtually unknown disease to the most reported vector-borne illness in the
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
APR 12, 2021
Microbiology
Lyme disease is a disease that is caused by four main species of bacteria, including Borrelia burgdorferi, which ar
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
APR 09, 2021
Plants & Animals
Sunday, April 11, is National Pet Day! From pandemic companions to viral videos, pets are a huge part of our lives. Even
...
Written By:
Tiffany Dazet
DEC 19, 2020
Microbiology
Ticks are notorious vectors of disease, but they can transmit those illnesses without becoming infected themselves.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
NOV 18, 2020
Health & Medicine
New research presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene warns that climate
...
Written By:
Tiffany Dazet
OCT 11, 2020
Plants & Animals
A team of researchers and personnel on military bases have reported in a project in which they looked for an emerging fu
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch