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Ticks are part of the arachnid family, which also includes mites, spiders, and scorpions. A tick attaches itself to the skin of a person or animal and sucks blood. The two types of ticks that many people talk about are the deer tick and the dog tick.
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DEC 02, 2021
Microbiology
Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever (CCHF) is a deadly disease, which is fatal in about 30 percent of cases. It's caused
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
OCT 14, 2021
Microbiology
Leprosy has been infecting people since ancient times, and is estimated to have caused about 202,000 new infections in 2
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 01, 2021
Earth & The Environment
Hunting and conservation are inextricably linked. Hunters are some of the most avid conservationists because they want t
...
Written By:
Samantha Lott
AUG 26, 2021
Microbiology
Ticks are vectors for disease; they can transmit pathogenic bacteria to animals and humans through their bites. Diseases
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
AUG 15, 2021
Microbiology
While about 30,000 cases of Lyme disease are reported to the CDC every year, the disease has been estimated to cause abu
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 23, 2021
Space & Astronomy
Physicists at the University of Oxford in the UK have conducted an experiment that suggests the more accurately clocks t
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
MAY 16, 2021
Cell & Molecular Biology
Over the past 20 years, Lyme has gone from a virtually unknown disease to the most reported vector-borne illness in the
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 12, 2021
Health & Medicine
Real world data from a British study involving over 900 medical cannabis patients has found high quality evidence
...
Written By:
Angela Dowden
APR 12, 2021
Microbiology
Lyme disease is a disease that is caused by four main species of bacteria, including Borrelia burgdorferi, which ar
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
APR 09, 2021
Plants & Animals
Sunday, April 11, is National Pet Day! From pandemic companions to viral videos, pets are a huge part of our lives. Even
...
Written By:
Tiffany Dazet
SEP 11, 2020
Microbiology
While only about 25 of 900 species of tick spread disease, ticks are responsible for an estimated 95 percent of vector-b
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
AUG 12, 2020
Earth & The Environment
Warnings about an "insect apocalypse" have been making headlines in ecology and conservation news in the past
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
JUL 24, 2020
Microbiology
In two counties in Illinois, a pathogen continues its emergence. Researchers have found that Lone Star ticks there are c
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 03, 2020
Microbiology
Lyme disease is a confounding illness that can be difficult to diagnose, and can cause a wide range of serious health pr
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAR 24, 2020
Cardiology
Inflammation of the heart muscle can affect the hearts electrical system. This can reduce the heart's ability to pum
...
Written By:
Abbie Arce
JAN 15, 2020
Clinical & Molecular DX
A future where patients no longer need to endure expensive, painful and complicated cancer tests could soon become a rea
...
Written By:
Tara Fernandes
DEC 03, 2019
Earth & The Environment
Due to human expansion in agriculture and livestock, logging, gas and oil exploration, and infrastructure expansion, for
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
OCT 27, 2019
Space & Astronomy
Space telescopes are particularly important pieces of equipment, especially for astrophysicists, planetary scientists, a
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
OCT 21, 2019
Drug Discovery & Development
Currently, there are no effective vaccines available for the presentation of Lyme disease. The only preventive efforts p
...
Written By:
Nouran Amin
OCT 20, 2019
Space & Astronomy
NASA’s InSight mission touched down on the Martian surface just under a year ago and has since deployed a suite of
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
OCT 08, 2019
Immunology
The circadian rhythm governs more than just waking and sleeping. The intricate functions of the digestive system rely on
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
SEP 25, 2019
Immunology
“My biological clock is ticking.” We’ve heard people say this phrase - maybe even said it ourselves -
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
SEP 25, 2019
Microbiology
Massachusetts health officials confirmed yesterday that a third person has died from Eastern Equine Encephalitis this ye
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 16, 2019
Microbiology
The incidence of tick-borne diseases is on the rise, and ticks present a growing threat to public health worldwide.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch