Lyme Disease Health News Page 2

Infection may trigger nausea, vomiting and a more widespread rash, officials say

International team sequences the genome of the disease-spreading deer tick

Residents in nearly half of all counties now at risk, CDC says

About 329,000 cases actually occur each year

Prolonged illness in infected Americans costs up to $1.3 billion a year in treatments, researchers find

Hunting program in Connecticut led to fewer cases of tick-borne illness

In New York state study, 1 in 10 of the bugs carried both Lyme disease and babesiosis

Insect repellant, clothing and daily skin checks best defense against disease-carrying pests, expert says

Long pants, socks and insect repellant help protect you from ticks

With no vaccines for Lyme and other tick-borne diseases, expert explains how to avoid infection

Ongoing studies suggest ticks infect 300,000 people each year

Recently discovered disease struck two Missouri farmers

Risk highest in certain East Coast states

Case reports look at 2 older patients with Borrelia miyamotoi infection

Children with autism no likelier than others to have signs of tick-borne infection