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18 hours ago · This spider has a distinctive red hourglass shape on its abdomen. It prefers dark, secluded areas. A black widow spider’s bite can cause pain, muscle spasms, cramping, and neurological symptoms and is potentially fatal for children and seniors. Elk Matt Kaminski/Getty. Elk are huge deer that inhabit the forests and meadows of the Rocky Mountains.
2 hours ago · Lyme disease symptoms can often be mistaken for the flu. Within the first three to 30 days after a tick bite, a person can experience fever, chills, headache, swollen lymph nodes, muscle aches and fatigue. A rash (Erythema migrans) at the site of the tick bite can occur in about 70 to 80 per cent of infections, on average a week after infection.
18 hours ago · Rocky Mountain spotted fever (RMSF) — Caused by Rickettsia rickettsii. Though less commonly transmitted by the same ticks that spread Lyme disease, RMSF can be transmitted by ticks and is a severe bacterial infection. Tick-borne relapsing fever — Caused by Borrelia hermsii, Borrelia miyamotoi and other Borrelia species. These bacteria cause ...
18 hours ago · Most infections are self-limiting, with a rapid recovery three to four days after the rash appears," the alert states. Are there treatments for dengue? A small percentage of those infected may develop a severe form of the disease known as severe dengue, previously sometimes referred to as dengue haemorrhagic fever.
2 hours ago · As part of the Jurassic Coast, a Unesco World Heritage site, Hive Beach in Dorset is certainly stunning. But it's also dangerous.
7 hours ago · With corpses decaying, officials now fear local water supplies could soon become contaminated with deadly disease, as many farms and clean water sources have been buried
