121. Lyme Disease lyme disease has now been reported from 43 states, including Michigan. In Michigan, the first official reported human case of lyme disease was in 1985. http://www.michigan.gov/dnr/0,1607,7-153-10370_12150_12220-26945--,00.html

Skip Navigation Michigan.gov Home DNR Home Links ... Ask DNR document.form2.SearchCriteria.size=10; Wildlife Conservation Strategy Landowner Incentive Program Michigan Breeding Bird Atlas Michigan Bird Conservation Initiative ... [Text Version] Lyme Disease (Borreliosis) Description and Distribution Lyme disease is an illness caused by a spirochete bacterium ( Borrelia burgdorferi ). This disease is transmitted to people and animals primarily by the bite of the tick, Ixodes scapularis In 1975, Lyme disease was first recognized in the United States in children from Lyme, Connecticut. However, the bacterium that causes Lyme disease was not identified until 1982. Since then, Lyme disease has been reported with increasing frequency. The majority of cases occur along the east coast from Delaware to Massachusetts and the upper midwest in Wisconsin and Minnesota. Lyme disease has now been reported from 43 states, including Michigan. In Michigan, the first official reported human case of Lyme disease was in 1985. Cases have now been reported in both the upper and lower peninsula and in most of Michigan's 83 counties. It is anticipated that the number of cases reported will continue to increase. Transmission and Development The tick

122. MOHLTC - Publications - Disease : Lyme Disease lyme disease is an infection caused by the corkscrewshaped bacteria Borrelia Since 1991, between 15 to 40 cases of lyme disease have been reported each http://www.health.gov.on.ca/english/public/pub/disease/lyme.html

Public Information Health Care Providers News Media Text Only Version DISEASES : Lyme Disease What is Lyme disease ? Lyme disease is an infection caused by the corkscrew-shaped bacteria Borrelia burgdorferi. These bacteria are spread by the bite of deer ticks and western black-legged ticks. The deer tick is found sporadically throughout the province. What are ticks ? Ticks are tiny bugs, about the size of a sesame seed, which feed on blood. They cannot fly. They move about the ground slowly, or they settle on tall grass and bushes until they attach themselves to a person or animal passing by. While most tick bites do not result in disease, some do. Lyme disease bacteria have been found in ticks collected from some areas throughout Ontario. Lyme disease carrying ticks are more commonly found along the north shore of Lake Erie, particularly in Long Point, Point Pelee and Rondeau Provincial Park. Since 1991, between 15 to 40 cases of Lyme disease have been reported each year in Ontario; about half likely acquired the infection outside Ontario. Ticks carrying Lyme disease are much more common in the United States along the Atlantic seaboard from Maine to Virginia and in Minnesota and Wisconsin.

123. Lyme Disease - Introduction Lyme on the Loose The story of the lyme disease epidemic. Named after Old Lyme, Connecticut, lyme disease, a bacterial infection is transmitted by the bite http://sciencebulletins.amnh.org/biobulletin/biobulletin/story986.html

Ixodes damini , a Lyme disease deer tick. © Bernard Furnival/ Fran Heyl Associates Lyme on the Loose: The story of the Lyme disease epidemic Named after Old Lyme, Connecticut, Lyme disease, a bacterial infection is transmitted by the bite of the deer tickthough it took many years to figure that out. In the northeastern U.S., a particular set of biological and environmental circumstances have converged to create the perfect conditions for a Lyme disease epidemic Though deforestation is commonly linked to outbreaks of infectious disease, in the case of Lyme disease re forestation is the culprit. Farmland has reverted to small patches of forest, creating ideal habitat for deer. Deer populations have skyrocketed, and so have the ticks'. Which wouldn't be a problem, since wild animal populations are the natural reservoirs for the Lyme disease bacteria, if man weren't encroaching on their habitat-but that's exactly what's happening in many suburban areas. Combining satellite images of vegetation patterns with detailed ground maps, scientists can now pinpoint high-risk locations in New York's Westchester County with astonishing accuracy. Ironically, what appear to be ideal places to live-free-standing houses, with shady lawns next to wooded land-can place their owners at maximum risk of contracting this rarely fatal but potentially serious illness. Lyme Disease Foundation, Inc

124. WHO | Lyme Disease The disease was formerly known as Lyme arthritis and first discovered at Old Lyme, Connecticut. RELATED LINKS. lyme disease vaccine http://www.who.int/topics/lyme_disease/en/

Home About WHO Countries Health topics ... Health topics Lyme disease This page provides links to descriptions of activities, reports, news and events, as well as contacts and cooperating partners in the various WHO programmes and offices working on this topic. Also shown are links to related web sites and topics. MeSH scope note: An infectious disease caused by a spirochete, BORRELIA BURGDORFERI, which is transmitted chiefly by Ixodes dammini (see IXODES) and pacificus ticks in the United States and Ixodes ricinis (see IXODES) in Europe. It is a disease with early and late cutaneous manifestations plus involvement of the nervous system, heart, eye, and joints in variable combinations. The disease was formerly known as Lyme arthritis and first discovered at Old Lyme, Connecticut. RELATED LINKS Lyme disease vaccine DONATE Make every mother and child count DISEASE OUTBREAKS Avian influenza Indonesia – update 31 Full text Yellow fever Burkina Faso and C´te d'Ivoire Full text Disease outbreak news EMERGENCIES Hurricane Katrina Crisis coverage Niger Crisis coverage Health action in crises GENERAL WHO INFORMATION Media centre News, events, fact sheets, contacts, and multimedia.

125. Lyme Disease - Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia lyme disease is so named because it is generally believed to have first been The full syndrome now known as lyme disease, however, was not identified http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lyme_disease

Lyme disease From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Adult deer ticks can be carriers of Lyme disease. Lyme disease or Lyme borreliosis is an infectious tick-borne disease , caused by the Borrelia spirochete , a gram-negative microorganism. Lyme disease is so named because it is generally believed to have first been observed in and around Lyme Connecticut in . Before 1975, elements of Borrelia infection were also known as " tick -borne meningopolyneuritis", Garin-Bujadoux syndrome Bannwarth syndrome or sheep tick fever. It is transmitted to humans by the bite of infected ticks. Contents History Microbiology Transmission Symptoms ... edit History The disease was first documented as a skin rash in Europe in . Over the years, researchers there identified additional features of the disease, including an unidentified pathogen, its response to penicillin , the role of the Ixodes tick (wood tick) as its vector, and symptoms that included not only the rash but additional ones that affected the nervous system. Researchers in the US had been aware of tick infections since the early 1900s. For example, an infection called tick relapsing fever was reported in , and the wood tick, which carries an agent that causes Rocky Mountain spotted fever , was identified soon after. However, the full syndrome now known as Lyme disease, was not identified until a cluster of cases thought to be juvenile

126. Links: Lyme Disease Virtual Library of Diseases lyme disease. lyme disease Resources. lyme disease American lyme disease Foundation, Inc. lyme disease Foundation, Inc. http://www.nfid.org/library/lyme.html

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127. Lyme Disease This page is devoted to lyme disease, the disease and its prevention. http://medent.usyd.edu.au/fact/lyme disease.htm

Department of Medical Entomology Lyme Disease BACKGROUND LYME DISEASE IN AUSTRALIA Introduction History - Australia Ecology Clinical Investigations ... bottom of page BACKGROUND Introduction Lyme disease (LD) is a tick-borne zoonosis caused by the spirochaete bacterium, Borrelia burgdorferi . Since the disease was first recognised in 1975 it has become the most frequently reported human tick-borne infection worldwide. It has been reported from every continent (except Antarctica) although doubt remains as to whether it occurs in the southern hemisphere in general, and in Australia in particular. Ecology LD is transmitted to humans by ticks. Larval and nymphal stages feed on infected reservoir hosts, acquire the organism and then, after moulting to the next life stage (nymphs and adults respectively), pass on the infection to humans and other animals. In the northern hemisphere, small placental mammals are reservoir hosts. The only species of ticks shown to be competent vectors of B.burgdorferi to humans belong to the Ixodes persulcatus complex, including

128. Lyme Disease lyme disease is an infection transmitted to humans by tiny ticks. lyme disease is caused by a bacterial organism called a spirochete. http://www.rheumatology.org/public/factsheets/lyme.asp?aud=stu

129. Hardin MD : Lyme Disease From the University of Iowa, the *best* lists of Internet sources in /HEAD lyme disease. http://www.lib.uiowa.edu/hardin/md/lymedisease.html

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130. Explore The Microscopic World Of Health Science lyme disease may be brief or chronic, persistent and incapacitating. The chronic disease state may resolve in time with or without antibiotic treatment. http://www.wadsworth.org/databank/borreli.htm

Navigate Wadsworth Center Disease Carriers document.write(mw_crumbs("","","Wadsworth Center")) Bacteria: Borrelia burgdorferi Borrelia burgdorferi is a spirochete which is the causative agent of Lyme disease, the most common tick-borne disease in the United States. The reservoirs for the spirochete are the white-footed mouse and the white-tailed deer. Transmission is accomplished by the bite of infected deer ticks. Contact with the tick usually occurs in areas of brush and tall grass. New York state has the highest number of reported (confirmed) cases of Lyme disease in the United States. The disease is usually recognized by a distinctive skin lesion, erythema migrans, accompanied by headache, stiff neck, myalgias, arthralgias, fatigue and possible swelling of the lymph nodes. Not all symptoms are seen in every case, complicating diagnosis. While treatable with antibiotics, unrecognized and/or untreated patients may develop meningoencephalitis, myocarditis or even arthritis, particularly in the knees. Lyme disease may be brief or chronic, persistent and incapacitating. The chronic disease state may resolve in time with or without antibiotic treatment. This scanning electron micrograph shows spirochete Borrelia burgdorferi , causative agent of Lyme disease. While only 0.2-0.3 micrometers wide, the cell length may exceed 15 to 20 micrometers.

131. Lyme Disease lyme disease In initial stages, lyme disease causes flulike symptoms of fever, malaise, rash, neck stiffness and joint pain. http://orthoinfo.aaos.org/fact/thr_report.cfm?Thread_ID=163&topcategory=General

132. Bill, H.R. 1254, Lyme Disease Initiative Of 2001 A U.S. House of Representatives Bill to establish a program to provide for a reduction in the incidence and prevalence of lyme disease. http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/query/z?c107:h.r.1254::

133. Lyme Disease Detailed information on lyme disease, including symptoms, diagnosis, treatment, and prevention. http://www.healthsystem.virginia.edu/uvahealth/peds_infectious/lyme.cfm

[ Skip Navigation ] Health System Home For Health Answers Healthcare Professionals ... Advanced Search Health System Search Search for Information People UVa Home Health System News Health System Events (all) Health System Publications ... Making a Gift Topics Adolescent Medicine Allergy/Asthma/Immunology Blood Disorders Burns Cancer Common Injuries/Poison Tips Craniofacial Anomalies Dermatology Diabetes/Endo/Metabolism Eye Care Genitourinary/Kidney High-Risk Newborn High-Risk Pregnancy Infectious Diseases Medical Genetics Mental Health Nervous System Disorders Normal Newborns Oral Health Orthopaedics Pediatric Surgery Respiratory Disorders Terminal Illness in Children Transplantation UVa Health Topics A to Z FIND A DOCTOR Adoption Pediatric Infectious Diseases Pediatric Neuropsychology ... CLINICAL TRIALS Search This Site Lyme Disease What is Lyme disease? Lyme disease (LD) is a multi-stage, multi-system bacterial infection caused by the spirochete Borrelia burgdorferi, a spiral shaped bacterium that is most commonly transmitted by a tick bite. The disease takes its name from Lyme, Connecticut, where the illness was first identified in the United States in 1975. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Lyme disease continues to be a rapidly emerging infectious disease, accounting for more than 95 percent of all insect-borne illness in the US, although it is under reported. The number of annually reported cases has increased 25-fold since national surveillance began in 1982. More than 16,000 infections are reported each year in the United States. The majority (92 percent) of cases are reported in Connecticut, Rhode Island, New York, Pennsylvania, Delaware, New Jersey, Maryland, Massachusetts, and Wisconsin.

134. Lyme Disease And Other Tick-Borne Disease Publications At The National Institute The National Institutes of Health (NIH), National Institute of Allergies and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) presents information on lyme disease including history, symptoms, diagnosis, treatment, prevention, and research. http://www.niaid.nih.gov/publications/tick.htm

Publications Home Lyme Disease and Other Tick-Borne Diseases Fact Sheets and Brochures NIAID Research on Lyme Disease Lyme Disease: The Facts, The Challenge News Releases December 13, 2004 Broad-based Vaccination of Wild Mice Could Help Reduce Lyme Disease Risk in Humans June 18, 2001 NIAID Collaboration Yields New Test for Lyme Disease June 12, 2001 Chronic Lyme Disease Symptoms Not Helped by Intensive Antibiotic Treatment November 29, 1999 New Tool Provides Major Advance for Understanding Chronic Lyme Disease and Other Illnesses June 18, 1998 Relapsing Fever Spirochete Switches Surface Proteins When it Changes Hosts June 28, 1996 NIAID Awards Contract for Post-Lyme Disease Syndrome Studies January 24, 1996 NIAID-Supported Researchers Isolate Bacterium That Causes Potentially ... Other Links Centers for Disease Control and Prevention National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke Practice Guidelines for the Treatment of Lyme Disease, Infectious Diseases Society of America ... and Infectious Diseases Comments regarding this website are welcome. Please send them to the Webmaster Last updated August 18, 2005 (ere)

135. Lyme Disease Fact Sheet lyme disease is an illness caused by a bacteria, Borrelia burgdorferi, lyme disease may cause symptoms affecting the skin, nervous system, heart and/or http://dhfs.wisconsin.gov/communicable/Communicable/factsheets/LymeDisease.htm

Topics A-Z Reference Center Search AIDS-HIV ... Tuberculosis Disease Fact Sheet Series: Lyme Disease (Lyme borreliosis, Lyme arthritis) Printable Version What is Lyme disease? Lyme disease is an illness caused by a bacteria, Borrelia burgdorferi, that is transmitted by a tick named Ixodes scapularis (commonly called the deer tick). Lyme disease may cause symptoms affecting the skin, nervous system, heart and/or joints of an infected individual. Over 7,000 cases of the disease have been reported in Wisconsin since surveillance for Lyme disease began in 1980. Why is it called Lyme disease? The first cluster of cases associated with this infectious agent was discovered near the town of Lyme, Connecticut. Who gets Lyme disease? Males and females of all ages can get Lyme disease. People who spend time outdoors in tick-infested environments are at an increased risk of exposure. Most cases have reported an exposure to ticks or woodland/brush habitat during the months of May through August, but exposure can occur whenever the temperature at ground level is warm enough for ticks to be active. In Wisconsin, the vast majority of cases have been acquired in the western two-thirds of the state. The northwestern and westcentral portions of Wisconsin have the highest incidence of the disease. How is Lyme disease spread?

136. Healthfinder® - Lyme Disease lyme disease in CatsStudies of cats deliberately infected with lyme disease showed that some show no In the US, feline lyme disease is treated with antibiotics such as http://www.healthfinder.gov/scripts/SearchContext.asp?topic=509

137. L - Lyme Disease (Borrela) Bacterin lyme disease (Borrelia) Bacterin lyme disease is caused by a bacterial organism, Borrelia burgdorferi . It is carried by Ixodes species of ticks and may http://www.vetinfo.com/dencyclopedia/delyme.html

Vetinfo Canine Encyclopedia Feline Encyclopedia VetInfo Digest ... Your Turn Encyclopedia of Canine Veterinary Medical Information Lyme Disease (Borrelia) Bacterin Lyme disease is caused by a bacterial organism, Borrelia burgdorferi . It is carried by Ixodes species of ticks and may have other tick or insect carriers. It is more common in some areas of the United States than in others. Your vet can tell you whether it is necessary to protect against this disease in your area. There is a new Lyme bacterin on the market that Rhone-Merieux has produced using recombinant gene techniques. This bacterin only uses a portion of the bacteria which the body defenses recognize and form antibodies against. Because the whole Lyme bacteria is not present, it appears that there will not be the problem of the vaccine causing symptoms of Lyme disease. In addition, this bacterin does have a validated one year duration of immunity. It is a new product and like all new products there is a period when everyone looks hard for previously unknown reactions but if "vaccination" against Lyme disease seems necessary in your area, I'd definitely use this one. Back Vetinfo Canine Encyclopedia Feline Encyclopedia ... Links Last edited The entire content of the vetinfo.com website is and has been provided by

138. Morbidity And Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR) The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Epidemiology Program Office (EPO), presents a map of the United States indicating four categories of risk for areas of predicted lyme disease transmission. http://www.cdc.gov/epo/mmwr/preview/mmwrhtml/rr4807a2.htm

MMWR SEARCH ADVANCED SEARCH MMWR Publications Dispatch Weekly Report Current Volume Past Volume s Recommendations and Reports Current Volume Past Volume s Surveillance Summaries Current Volume Past Volume s Supplements Notifiable Diseases Public Health Resources State Health Statistics About These Tables Morbidity Tables Mortality Tables State Health Departments MMWR Information Contributor Guidelines Contributor Attribution Policy Instructions for Contributors Continuing Education Free Subscription ... Contact Updated This Week in MMWR September 23, 2005 / Vol. 54 / No. 37 A student walks by vending machines at a high school in Wisconsin. Many high schools stock on-campus vending machines with less nutritious offerings, as described in this week’s issue of MMWR Competitive Foods and Beverages Available for Purchase in Secondary Schools Selected Sites, United States, 2004 Since the late 1970s, the percentage of overweight youths aged 12–19 years has more than tripled. Because young people spend much of their time at school, schools should foster healthy dietary behavior to reduce overweight among their students. This MMWR report describes a survey of principals from public secondary schools in 27 states and 11 urban school districts, which found that the majority of schools allow students to purchase nutrient-poor snack foods and beverages on school property.

139. Lyme Disease Information / CFS-NEWS This is a resource page for lyme disease. It is part of a web site for chronic fatigue syndrome / myalgic encephalomyelitis / CFIDS and related illness. http://www.cfs-news.org/lyme.htm

Lyme Disease Information Updated: March 23, 2000 Lyme Disease Foundation Lots Of Links On Lyme Disease CDC: Environmental Health; Lyme Disease MEDLINEplus: Lyme Disease ... Join Lyme discussion group (newsgroup sci.med.diseases.lyme) Also note these other important CFS information resources: [CFS / M.E. Information page] [CFS Frequently Asked Questions] [CFS Quick Index] This page is maintained by Roger Burns of Washington, D.C. E-mail: cfs-news-request@maelstrom.stjohns.edu

140. Division Of Public Health Surveillance And Informatics The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Epidemiology Program Office (EPO), lyme disease case definition including clinical description, case classification, comment, and a link to the 1995 case definition. http://www.cdc.gov/epo/dphsi/casedef/lyme_disease_current.htm

Epidemiology Program Office Division of Public Health Surveillance and Informatics Home Contact Us 122 Cities Mortality Report System 8-City Enhanced Terrorism Surveillance Project: Resource Materials ... WONDER Lyme Disease (Borrelia burgdorferi) Contents Home - National Notifiable Diseases Surveillance System Overview Introduction List of Nationally Notifiable Diseases Alphabetical List of Case Definitions ... References Site Search 1996 Case Definition Clinical description A systemic, tickborne disease with protean manifestations, including dermatologic, rheumatologic, neurologic, and cardiac abnormalities. The best clinical marker for the disease is the initial skin lesion (i.e., erythema migrans [EM]) that occurs in 60%-80% of patients. Laboratory criteria for diagnosis Isolation of Borrelia burgdorferi from a clinical specimen or Demonstration of diagnostic immunoglobulin M or immunoglobulin G antibodies to B. burgdorferi

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