tick-borne infection

It is the most common tick-borne infection in the United States.

Recovery from the tick-borne infections can be a two-step process.

Learn about treatments for lyme disease and tick-borne infections.

Most tick-borne infections happen in the summer.

It is distinct from the viral tick-borne infection, Colorado tick fever.

It should not be confused with the bacterial tick-borne infection, Rocky Mountain spotted fever.

Babesiosis, a sometimes fatal tick-borne infection, is found in southern New England and has symptoms similar to malaria.

The best defense against tick-borne infections is to examine yourself and your children after being outdoors, Dr. Falco said.

But H.G.E. will probably not become as common a tick-borne infection as Lyme disease.

His past history revealed mononucleosis and two separate incidences of Lyme disease (a tick-borne infection endemic in the eastern US).

Rocky Mountain spotted fever is a tick-borne infection characterized by fever, headache and muscle aches, followed by a rash.

In recent years the lone star tick has expanded its range up the East Coast to New England, putting more humans at risk for tick-borne infections.

A few doctors attribute these symptoms to persistent infection with Borrelia, or coinfections with other tick-borne infections, such as Ehrlichia and Babesia.

Lyme Disease And Related Tick-borne Infections In-Depth Lyme disease and tick-borne infections affect thousands of people in the U.S. every year.

SPURRED by growing concern over the spread of Lyme disease, Northeastern legislators, led by Representative George J. Hochbrueckner of Long Island, have introduced companion measures to channel $10.5 million into fighting the tick-borne infection.

Sandy Samelson could barely lift her head from her husband's shoulder when it was her turn to speak at a Lyme disease support group here in Dutchess County, where per capita incidence of the tick-borne infection is among the highest in the world.

A surgeon from Rockland County nearly died in intensive care last month at a Manhattan hospital, and blood tests have found that he was suffering from two tick-borne infections, the all-too-familiar Lyme disease and a sometimes lethal illness caused by a newly identified bacterium, his doctors say.

The State Health Department has scheduled an Aug. 9 meeting of county health commissioners from the suburbs of New York City, along with Connecticut health officials, to review cases of H.G.E and other tick-borne infections, Dr. Morse said.

While such approaches "may be successful for those who occasionally visit high-risk areas, it is insufficient in areas where people frequently encounter risk," according to the report, "Lyme Disease and Other Tick-Borne Infections: What the Public and Other Professionals Need to Know."

A 2006 study by Penn State's Center for Infectious Disease Dynamics indicated reducing the deer population in small areas (but not large areas) may lead to higher tick densities, resulting in more tick-borne infections in rodents, leading to a high prevalence of tick-borne encephalitis and creating a tick hot-spot.