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  2. 14 hours ago · While most people with the illness do not become ill, around 1 in 150 infected people develop a serious illness that can be fatal. In 2023, 47 states reported West Nile cases. In total, there were ...

  3. 5 days ago · The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) had previously reported an estimated 300,000 Americans were diagnosed with and treated for Lyme disease each year.

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  4. 5 days ago · Lyme disease, or Lyme borreliosis, is the most commonly transmitted tick-borne infection in the United States and among the most frequently diagnosed tick-borne infections worldwide. Lyme disease is divided into 3 stages: early localized, early disseminated, and late. The early localized disease is distinguished by the red ring-like expanding rash of Erythema migrans at the site of a recent ...

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  5. 1 day ago · Lyme disease is a bacterial infection transmitted when an infected tick bites a human or animal host. The main tick responsible for the disease is the blacklegged tick or deer tick (Ixodes scapularis). The primary pathogen causing the illness and making people sick is called Borrelia burgdorferi, a corkscrew-shaped (spirochete) bacterium and ...

  6. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Lyme_diseaseLyme disease - Wikipedia

    3 days ago · Frequency. ~476k/year in U.S. (a likely overestimate), 200k/year in Europe [6] [7] [8] Lyme disease, also known as Lyme borreliosis, is a tick-borne disease caused by species of Borrelia bacteria, transmitted by blood-feeding ticks in the genus Ixodes. [4] [9] [10] The most common sign of infection is an expanding red rash, known as erythema ...

  7. 2 days ago · A single dose of doxycycline (200 mg) may be given to adults and to children at least 8 years of age (4 mg/kg up to a maximum dose of 200 mg) if all of the following circumstances exist: (1) the attached tick can be reliably identified as an adult or nymphal I. scapularis estimated to have been attached for at least 36 hours; (2) prophylaxis ...

  8. 4 days ago · Treatment for Tickborne Illnesses. If anaplasmosis, ehrlichiosis, Lyme disease, or spotted fever group rickettsiosis is suspected, treat all patients, including children, promptly with doxycycline. Do not delay therapy pending diagnosis, as anaplasmosis, ehrlichiosis, and spotted fever group rickettsioses are potentially fatal.

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