Topic: Lyme Disease
isnare | 2010-01-13 01:51:01
For outdoor dogs, the likelihood of encountering a tick on their daily adventures is fairly high. As you may know, ticks are extremely small and difficult to detect and they can carry and transmit a number of harmful diseases. Probably the most dangerous and well known is Lyme disease.<br><br>But ticks can transmit a ...
AP News | 2009-03-09 21:47:47
<div id="subtitle">Experts say Lyme disease doesn't cause violence, despite claims from shooting suspect's mom</div><div><p>The mother of a man charged in the Sunday shooting death of a church pastor blames Lyme disease for his mental problems. However, leading disease specialists say there's no convincing ...
AP Features | 2009-03-09 17:59:02
<div><p>A man was charged with murder Monday for allegedly shooting a southern Illinois pastor through the heart during Sunday services.</p><p>Terry J. Sedlacek, 27, of Troy, was charged with two counts each of first-degree murder and aggravated battery, said Stephanee Smith, spokeswoman for Madison County Prosecutors William Mudge ...
FDA Consumer Health Information Archive | 2009-01-04 00:03:06
Warm weather makes it easier to spend more time outdoors, but it also brings out the bugs. Ticks are usually harmless. But a tick bite can lead to Lyme disease, which is caused by the bacterium Borrelia burgdorferi. The bacteria are transmitted to people by the black-legged deer tick, which is about the size of a pinhead and usually lives ...
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