Tag: lyme

This Disease Has Similar Symptoms To COVID-19

This Disease Has Similar Symptoms To COVID-19

It’s been just revealed that along with the massive awareness of the dangers that COVID-19 poses and the ways in which it can be transmitted and spread, people are also advised to beware of ticks. These are really dangerous, and…
· by Rada Mateescu · 0
Why There is no Vaccine for the Lyme Disease?

Why There is no Vaccine for the Lyme Disease?

The most common vector-borne illness in the U.S., the Lyme disease affects around 30,000 people every year, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. This number, however, could be much higher, possibly reaching 300,000 cases per year, as…
· by Asheley Rice · 1
Bringing Back the Vaccine for Lyme Disease

Bringing Back the Vaccine for Lyme Disease

Lyme disease is starting to spread in Canada through black-legged ticks due to warmer climate, but only dogs and horses get vaccinated against it. Such climate conditions have lead to about 20% of bugs being able to spread this disease.…
· by Asheley Rice · 0
Residents of Hamilton at Risk of Lyme Disease

Residents of Hamilton at Risk of Lyme Disease

Ontario now has a new city on its Lyme disease map and that is Hamilton. The information does not come as a surprise to health care officials since the tick’s population has been slowly migrating up north. The concerns are…
· by Asheley Rice · 1