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Signs and symptoms of insect-related diseases
Pediatric Critical Care of South FloridaAs families travel or head out to camp, swim, hike or play, so do mosquitos, ticks and other pesky insects. Unfortunately, warmer weather also means guarding against illnesses, such as Lyme disease, Rocky Mountain spotted fever and the West Nile virus....Tags: Pediatrics, Viral Diseases and Infections, Headaches, Symptoms, Arthritis
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Pet Corner: How do you get rid of fleas and ticks on your pets?
There are some topics with regards to pets and their health that pet owners never seem to get enough of. External pet parasites such as fleas and ticks happen to be one of those topics of concern. One reason for the constant need to discuss fleas and...
Tags: Chemical Industry, Drugs and Medicines, Babesiosis , Research, Allergies
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Pages from the Past: Youngster hospitalized with Rocky Mountain spotted fever
An article from the July 5, 1962, edition of the Herald Argus and Baltimore Countian reported on the consequences of being bitten by a tick for one area youngster. A case of Rocky Mountain spotted fever was reported in a five-year-old male residing in...Tags: Lifestyle and Leisure, Sports, American Legion, Clubs and Associations, Motorvehicle Accidents
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Ticks emerging earlier than normal
Typically ticks begin to appear in late spring and early summer as warm weather sets in, but this year, cases of the annual pest were reported three to four weeks earlier than normal, said agents with the University of Kentucky Cooperative Extension...
Tags: Environmental Issues, Kenny Perry, Ehrlichiosis , Natural Resource Industry, Energy Resources
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Ticked off: an abundance of ticks in Northern Michigan
Area outdoors people have been reporting an uptick in, well, ticks this spring. But pinning the blame on a mild winter for an upswing in numbers may not be a catch-all answer anymore. The upswing could be simply because of the tick's normal expansion...
Tags: Health, Anaplasmosis , Babesiosis , Lone (music group), Ehrlichiosis
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Mild winter means plenty of mosquitoes, fleas and ticks
As a veterinarian, it never ceases to amaze me how medical technology has changed during the past 22 years. Certainly, one area of improvement that has been astounding is the development of newer external parasite control medications. Once again, the...
Tags: Chemical Industry, Drugs and Medicines, Babesiosis , Research, Allergies
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Tick bites on the rise in Central Florida, county says
Vital Signs Health Blog - Orlando SentinelIt’s tick time again in Central Florida. The number of reported bites are ahead of last year at this time, the Seminole County Health Department is urging residents to take tick prevention measures when heading outdoors. Just since January the state... -
An unpleasant wonder of the natural world
These days, the seconds no more tick away than the hours slip through the narrow part of an hourglass, but as the weather turns warmer and the days get longer, there's ever more reason to spend more time outside and that time is marked by different...Tags: Health, Broken Foot, Meningitis, Injuries and Wounds, Diseases and Illnesses
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The Pet Corner: Tick-borne diseases on the rise
Many of us were very pleased to cruise through this past winter without having to shovel snow, thaw out car door locks, spread salt or worry about someone falling on ice. However, it seems like there is always a price to pay for having it easy. In this...
Tags: Health, Vaccines, Fatigue, Human Body, Blood
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May 16, 2012
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Mar 30, 2012
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