PPT-Tick Borne Disease

Lyme Information Why the Fuss about Ticks Tick populations are exploding theres no place in Pennsylvania without deer ticks Ticks are hard to kill weve learned that washing clothes in warm water and detergent doesnt kill all these ticks. Pre-Quiz. Question #1. Name three climatic factors that influence. the survival rates and range of disease vectors:. Question #2. Which vector-borne disease is transmitted via. the Asian Tiger mosquito?. Connecting animals,people and their environment, through education. What is a zoonotic disease? . an animal disease that can be transmitted to humans (syn: zoonosis). dictionary.reference.com. /browse/. 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.. You could be exposed to ticks whenever you are outdoors and enjoying the countryside, even in your garden or the local park.. Ticks attach themselves to animals to feed and sometimes this can include people.. 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. Objective: . Following this presentation, you should have a better knowledge about :. What ticks are.. How to identify them. What threat the pose to us. How to prevent a tick bite.. Where they live and how we are exposed. What is a zoonotic disease? . an animal disease that can be transmitted to humans (syn: zoonosis). dictionary.reference.com. /browse/. zoonotic. . disease. What are ticks?. Arachnids (related to spiders). Tick-Borne Disease Connecting animals,people and their environment, through education What is a zoonotic disease? an animal disease that can be transmitted to humans (syn: zoonosis) dictionary.reference.com Ridgefield Health Department Ridgefield, CT 06877 Blastlyme.org Which tick-borne diseases should we be concerned about? Several diseases can be acquired from the bite of an infected blacklegged (deer) tick: Tick Identification. Lyme Disease. Transmitted by . Ixodes. . scapularis. “deer tick” . Borrelia. . burgdorferi. Most . common vector-borne . zoonotic. infection in the United . States. Seasonal Variation. May 2019. Use tweezers to firmly grasp the tick close to the skin. . Pull the tick upward slowly and steadily. . Throw the tick away. There is not a lab in this area that will test ticks for disease. . . Liz Dykstra, PhD, BCE. Public Health Entomologist. Mosquito-Borne Arboviruses - WA. Disease. Human Cases. 2018 - 2019. # WA Mosquitoes Tested – 2019. # WA Positive . Pools – 2019. SLE. 0. 0. -. Disease PlanQuick LinksWHY IS TICK & LOUSEBORNE RELAPSING FEVERIMPORTANTTO PUBLICHEALTH?DISEASE AND EPIDEMIOLOGYPUBLIC HEALTH CONTROL MEASURESCASE INVESTIGATIONREFERENCESVERSION CONTROLNEDSS Minimum/R Ternovoi VA, Kurzhukov GP, Sokolov YV, Ivanov GY, Ivanisenko VA, Loktev AV, et al. Tick-Borne Encephalitis with Hemorrhagic Syndrome, Novosibirsk Region, Russia, 1999. Emerg Infect Dis. 2003;9(6):743-746. https://doi.org/10.3201/eid0906.030007.