Emerging Infectious Diseases, CDC, 2005. A study of over 1,000 Block Island residents suggests that repeatedly-bitten hosts may become sensitive to tick bites with repeated exposures, and the inflammatory response might both alert the person to remove a tick promptly and provide protection from tick-borne infection. Includes charts, table.
https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/11/1/04-0303_article
Topics: 2005, borreliosis, Burke, CDC, immune, Krause, Lyme, McKay, prevention, sensitivity, Spielman, Telford, tick, Wikel
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JAMA Patient Page. A one-page handout overview of Lyme disease from the Journal of the American Medical Association, including major signs, treatment, and prevention. Includes illustration.
http://jama.ama-assn.org/cgi/reprint/297/23/2664
Topics: 2007, borreliosis, Burke, Glass, Lyme, overview, prevention, sign, symptom, tick, treatment, Zeller
Posted in categories brochure, illustration, journal, medical, Off Site Article |
American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, 2006. A study of 40 patients from Block Island reporting a relapse postulates that the patients in fact had a new infection, not persisting symptoms of a previous infection. Includes chart, tables.
http://www.ajtmh.org/cgi/reprint/75/6/1090
Topics: 2006, borreliosis, Burke, Christianson, Closter, epidemiology, Foley, Krause, Lyme, persistence, rash, relapse, Spielman
Posted in categories chart, journal, medical, Off Site Article, table |