PPT-Tick Borne Disease How to prevent and manage tick bites

Overview The Bottom Line The overall risk to the population While it is a good idea to take preventive measures against ticks yearround be extra vigilant in warmer months April September when ticks are most active. Surgical approach to traumatic bite injuries. Goal. 28M presents with a laceration over his MCP joint incurred during an altercation 3 days prior. He has associated erythema, edema, purulent discharge and decreased ROM. What is your management plan?. 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/. : . A PRACTICAL APPROACH. Epidemiology. 2,00,000 snake bites and 15-20,000 deaths per year. Males : Females :: 2:1. Majority of bites occur on the lower extremities. 50% of bites by venomous snakes are dry bites –negligible . 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.. Kothari. IHA Infectious Diseases. August 30. th. , 2017. Disclosures. I have no financial or other conflicts of interest to disclose.. Objectives. Definitions. Clinical Approach. Epidemiology. Diagnosis. 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 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. Dana Balchunas, BSN, . M.Ed. , RN. April 19, 2019. For many VBDs, prevention is the only option. VBDs are becoming more prevalent. TYPES of VBDs are increasing. Personal protection for those at home/traveling. Pukuma et al. 6209 Table 1. Prevalence rate of haemoparasites in relation to cattle breeds.Breeds No. examined No. infected B. bigemina T. parva Anaplasma T. vivax Adamawa gudali 434 193(4 Bites and stings. A short course to learn how to help someone who has just been bitten or stung.. Learning outcomes. I can identify when a casualty is having an allergic reaction to a bite or sting. I can provide first aid treatment for a casualty who has been bitten or stung. Zajkowska J, Moniuszko A, Czupryna P, Drozdowski W, Krupa W, Guziejko K, et al. Chorea and Tick-Borne Encephalitis, Poland. Emerg Infect Dis. 2013;19(9):1544-1545. https://doi.org/10.3201/eid1909.130804. Food borne diseases (FBD) are acute illnesses associated with the recent consumption of food. The food involved is usually contaminated with a disease pathogen or toxicant. . Such food contains enough pathogens or toxicant necessary to make a person sick..