PPT-Ecological Effects on Lyme Disease Transmission

Helio Shimozako Hsunyi Hsieh Luiz Henrique Fonseca Marina Salles Rosângela Sanches Tharindu Wickramaarachchi II SouthernSummer School on Mathematical Biology Jan27 2013 The Lyme Disease. ZN J Lyme disease is caused by bacteria called Borrelia burgdorferi and is transmitted to humans through the bite of infected blacklegged ticks Typical symptoms include fever headache fatigue and a characteristic skin rash called erythema migrans If Arthropods that Transmit Disease. Ticks, mosquitoes, fleas and biting flies. Transmission usually by biting or ingestion. Infections. Bacterial. Ricketsia. . ricketsii. , . Borrelia. . burgdorferi. Everything works sometimes. Eric Gordon MD. gordonmd@gordonmedical.com. Does chronic Lyme exist. Multiple animal models demonstrating . borrelia. despite previous antibiotic therapy. We see persistent . Ilhaam. Ahmed Husain. Pittsburgh, PA. Allah . does not feel shy . at . mentioning the example of even a small insect because of what it carries above . it. . [2:27] . Aims. Examine why a tick bite can be a serious issue.. Holly Ahern MS, MT(ASCP). Associate Professor of Microbiology. SUNY Adirondack, Queensbury, NY. ahernh@sunyacc.edu. Lyme Disease – A Tick-borne . Spirochetosis. ? . Lyme disease in humans was first described in 1977 as an “epidemic of arthritis” preceded by a rash. . Holly Ahern MS, MT(ASCP). Associate Professor of Microbiology. SUNY Adirondack, Queensbury, NY. ahernh@sunyacc.edu. Lyme Disease – A Tick-borne . Spirochetosis. ? . Lyme disease in humans was first described in 1977 as an “epidemic of arthritis” preceded by a rash. . John N. Aucott, M.D.. Assistant Professor, Department of Medicine. Johns Hopkins Hospital. Lyme Disease Research Foundation. Park Medical, L.L.C.. 10755 Falls Road, Suite 200. Lutherville, MD. www.LymeMD.org. David Trump, MD, MPH, MPA. State Epidemiologist. Director, Office of Epidemiology. Virginia Department of Health. History of Lyme Disease. Illness first described in Lyme, CT in 1975. By 1977, the . Ixodes scapularis. PharmD. , BCACP, CGP. Assistant Professor of Pharmacy Practice. Husson University School of Pharmacy. Maine Pharmacy Association fall convention. September 12, 2015. Overview. Epidemiology. Disease Summary. Lyme Disease Overview. Lyme disease (LD) is an infection caused . . by Borrelia burgdorfer – Bb.. Bb is a type of bacterium called a spirochete.. A spirochete is shaped like a cork screw.. Black Legged ticks. The Rufus Barringer FundTo honor her beloved Rufus Sharley Bar-ringer established a fund in his memory with the Lyme Land Conservation Trust The Rufus Barringer Fund gratefully ac-cepts donations to h William Porter born January 2nd 1819 was the son of a Lyme Regis pilot He was brought up in Lyme where he lived all of his life In his youth he was an extramanin the coastguard service He married Sus the Beginning of an Uptick Related to Global Climate Change. Serum:. WBC count 6.4 x 10. 3. /mL. C-reactive protein <1.0 mg/mL. HIV p24 antigen and HIV 1+2 antibody screening negative . Treponemal antibody negative. Why the controversy?. 1. Pr. Dr. Jack Lambert, Professor of Medicine and Infectious Diseases, Mater Hospital and UCD School of Medicine, Dublin . Diagnostics/Laboratory Testings. The following lab tests are available for Lyme Disease:.