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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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AUG 01, 2017Clinical & Molecular DX
Ticks don’t have to bite you to be dangerous. A Japanese woman recently passed away from a tick-born ...JUL 27, 2017Videos
So it turns out that blistery skin rash you got after that beach vacation isn't a coincidence at all. In fact, if you've ...JUL 22, 2017Videos
Did you know that more Americans (~300,000 people) are diagnosed with Lyme disease every year than breast cancer or HIV/ ...JUL 06, 2017Microbiology
I’ve got good news and bad news. I’ll start with the bad news - there’s a new species of bacteria that ...Written By: Kerry EvansJUN 27, 2017Clinical & Molecular DX
The bloodsucking parasites that carry Lyme disease may also be the key to new anti-inflammatory drugs that could prevent ...JUN 21, 2017Videos
Ticks and summer seem to go together like peanut butter and jelly. But it's a combination that could leave behind diseas ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimAPR 05, 2017Microbiology
I recently saw a headline about how fruit flies that take more naps are more resistant to fungal and bacterial infection ...Written By: Kerry EvansMAR 23, 2017Videos
As Spring rounds the corner we all start to get antsy to get outside again. But lurking in that fresh foliage are ticks ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanMAR 17, 2017Health & Medicine
The first human case of babesiosis was reported in 1957; until then it was thought of as a disease plaguing domes ...Written By: Kara MarkerNOV 26, 2016Microbiology
Viruses are a unique form of life that have challenged scientists since the dawn of biomedical research. They have even ...Written By: Carmen LeitchNOV 04, 2016Microbiology
Here’s a question. Is Lyme disease more common nowadays? Lyme disease used to be a disease specific to the ...Written By: Kerry EvansNOV 02, 2016Microbiology
Chances are you’ve heard of Lyme disease, but do you really know what causes it? Lyme disease is caused by ...Written By: Kerry EvansAUG 25, 2016Microbiology
Researchers have learned more about how Lyme disease invades the body, and will publish their findings September 6 in Ce ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAY 28, 2016Videos
This time of year, ticks become more prevalent and active as weather becomes milder, and exposure risk for humans also i ...Written By: Carmen LeitchDEC 06, 2015Videos
The term "gene drives" refers to the ability of specific genes to "drive" themselves as well as nearby genes through pop ...Written By: Sarah HertrichNOV 28, 2015Microbiology
Austrian researchers discovered a new strain of bacteria in foxes. It is closely related to Candidatus Neoehrlichi ...Written By: Kerry EvansNOV 24, 2015Clinical & Molecular DX
In a time when precision medicine and genetic testing are booming, the Federal Drug Administration (FDA) is taking a ste ...APR 23, 2015Health & Medicine
Black-legged deer ticks are rapidly growing in number, expanding their range, and carrying pathogens into places where t ...Written By: Robert WoodardAPR 22, 2015Earth & The Environment
In America, Gray squirrels are often thought of as "cute", but in Europe they are not looked on nearly as favorably. Eur ...Written By: Andrew J. DunlopAPR 16, 2015Immunology
About 15% of patients with Lyme disease develop peripheral and central nervous system involvement, often accompanied by ...Written By: Judy O'RourkeFEB 18, 2015Microbiology
Researchers have found a remarkable-and heretofore unseen-way in which viruses disperse between cells. Multiple poliovir ...Written By: Judy O'Rourke
AUG 01, 2017
Clinical & Molecular DX
Ticks don’t have to bite you to be dangerous. A Japanese woman recently passed away from a tick-born
...
JUL 27, 2017
Videos
So it turns out that blistery skin rash you got after that beach vacation isn't a coincidence at all. In fact, if you've
...
JUL 22, 2017
Videos
Did you know that more Americans (~300,000 people) are diagnosed with Lyme disease every year than breast cancer or HIV/
...
JUL 06, 2017
Microbiology
I’ve got good news and bad news. I’ll start with the bad news - there’s a new species of bacteria that
...
Written By:
Kerry Evans
JUN 27, 2017
Clinical & Molecular DX
The bloodsucking parasites that carry Lyme disease may also be the key to new anti-inflammatory drugs that could prevent
...
JUN 21, 2017
Videos
Ticks and summer seem to go together like peanut butter and jelly. But it's a combination that could leave behind diseas
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
APR 05, 2017
Microbiology
I recently saw a headline about how fruit flies that take more naps are more resistant to fungal and bacterial infection
...
Written By:
Kerry Evans
MAR 23, 2017
Videos
As Spring rounds the corner we all start to get antsy to get outside again. But lurking in that fresh foliage are ticks
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
MAR 17, 2017
Health & Medicine
The first human case of babesiosis was reported in 1957; until then it was thought of as a disease plaguing domes
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
NOV 26, 2016
Microbiology
Viruses are a unique form of life that have challenged scientists since the dawn of biomedical research. They have even
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
NOV 04, 2016
Microbiology
Here’s a question. Is Lyme disease more common nowadays? Lyme disease used to be a disease specific to the
...
Written By:
Kerry Evans
NOV 02, 2016
Microbiology
Chances are you’ve heard of Lyme disease, but do you really know what causes it? Lyme disease is caused by
...
Written By:
Kerry Evans
AUG 25, 2016
Microbiology
Researchers have learned more about how Lyme disease invades the body, and will publish their findings September 6 in Ce
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 28, 2016
Videos
This time of year, ticks become more prevalent and active as weather becomes milder, and exposure risk for humans also i
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 06, 2015
Videos
The term "gene drives" refers to the ability of specific genes to "drive" themselves as well as nearby genes through pop
...
Written By:
Sarah Hertrich
NOV 28, 2015
Microbiology
Austrian researchers discovered a new strain of bacteria in foxes. It is closely related to Candidatus Neoehrlichi
...
Written By:
Kerry Evans
NOV 24, 2015
Clinical & Molecular DX
In a time when precision medicine and genetic testing are booming, the Federal Drug Administration (FDA) is taking a ste
...
APR 23, 2015
Health & Medicine
Black-legged deer ticks are rapidly growing in number, expanding their range, and carrying pathogens into places where t
...
Written By:
Robert Woodard
APR 22, 2015
Earth & The Environment
In America, Gray squirrels are often thought of as "cute", but in Europe they are not looked on nearly as favorably. Eur
...
Written By:
Andrew J. Dunlop
APR 16, 2015
Immunology
About 15% of patients with Lyme disease develop peripheral and central nervous system involvement, often accompanied by
...
Written By:
Judy O'Rourke
FEB 18, 2015
Microbiology
Researchers have found a remarkable-and heretofore unseen-way in which viruses disperse between cells. Multiple poliovir
...
Written By:
Judy O'Rourke