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Lyme Disease Prevention

How Dogs Can Give You Lyme Disease

Leo Galland, M.D. | Posted 05.21.2013 | Healthy Living
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Leo Galland, M.D.

I am a big dog lover, and our family has always had a dog. But dogs carry ticks, including deer ticks that carry Lyme disease (Borrelia burgdorferi) and other tick-borne diseases.

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The Global Search for Education: UK - Ticks

C. M. Rubin | Posted 05.07.2013 | Impact
Read More: Stella Huyshe-Shires, Dr. Richard Bingham, Tick-Borne Diseases, The Global Search for Education, Chronic Lyme Disease, Cdc, Rare and Imported Pathogens Laboratory, Lyme Disease Prevention, C. M. Rubin, Lyme Disease in the UK, Ted Wilson, Lyme Vaccine, Lyme Disease Action, Public Health England, Lyme Diagnostic Tools, Western Blot, Borreliosis, Dr. Tim Brooks, Lyme Antibiotic Treatment, Impact News
C. M. Rubin

Some British experts think as many as 20 percent of the UK Lyme disease infections arise from Brits acquiring the disease while vacationing in Lyme disease hot spots such as the United States (New England) and parts of Central Europe.

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Protect Your Children This Spring From Tick-Borne Diseases

John McCormick | Posted 04.23.2013 | Parents
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John McCormick

As we gather our families for hikes through the woods and picnics in the park, it's important to take a few precautions, now that the warm weather has attracted an uninvited guest -- ticks carrying diseases that can make our children very sick.

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Fighting Back Against Lyme Disease

Leo Galland, M.D. | Posted 06.27.2012 | Healthy Living
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Leo Galland, M.D.

Antibiotics are the standard therapy for Lyme disease. Like other drugs, the way they are taken can strongly influence the outcome of treatment.

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Lyme Disease: Is The Perfect Storm Heading Our Way?

Leo Galland, M.D. | Posted 06.18.2012 | Healthy Living
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Leo Galland, M.D.

Two conditions are creating what may become the perfect storm for transmission of Lyme disease this spring.

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