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1. Monthly Pet Pill Could Kill Fleas, Ticks - US News and World Report
An alternative to topical treatments might work better on certain cats and dogs, researchers say
2. In Summertime, the Livin' Can Be Buggy - US News and World Report
Physicians group offers advice on tick and mosquito bites
3. Treating Lyme Disease - US News and World Report
Nearly all Lyme disease patients can be effectively treated with appropriate antibiotic therapy.
4. Lyme disease : Treatment
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Everyone who has been bitten by a tick should be watched closely for at least 30 days. Most people who are bitten by a tick DO NOT get Lyme disease. A single dose of antibiotics may be offered to someone soon after being bitten by a tick, if all o...• Reviewer: Jatin M. Vyas, MD, PhD, Instructor in Medicine, Harvard Medical School, Assistant in Medicine, Division of Infectious Disease, Massachusetts General Hospital. Also reviewed by David Zieve, MD, MHA, Medical Director, A.D.A.M., Inc.
5. Lyme Disease
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Lyme disease is an inflammatory disease transmitted through the bite of a deer tick carrying the spiral-shaped bacterium Borrelia burgdorferi . Symptoms can include skin rash, joint inflammation, fever , headache , fatigue, and muscle pain . Lyme ...• Author: Jennifer E. Sisk MA Expand your search to include all of U.S. News
6. Lyme disease - Treatment -- Mayo Clinic
Lyme disease A comprehensive overview of symptoms, treatment, complications of this tick-borne illness. Oral antibiotics usually doxycycline for adults and children older than 8, or amoxicillin or cefuroxime axetil for adults and younger children... http://www.mayoclinic.com/invoke.cfm?objectid=0C0D0DE5-C2B4-4DCE-A15451078402A9...
7. Lyme disease -- Information from Harvard Medical School
Many, and perhaps most, people with chronic Lyme disease have no clear evidence of active infection, and intensive antibiotic treatment (for example, intravenous treatment for prolonged periods) usually doesn't help. http://www.intelihealth.com/IH/ihtIH/WSIHW000/9339/10869.html#treat
8. Lyme Disease: Treatment -- Information from the Merck Manual
However, antibody tests alone are not adequate because they are often negative in the early stages of Lyme disease and are sometimes positive in people who do not have the disease. In people who never had symptoms of early-stage Lyme disease, the... http://www.merck.com/mmhe/sec17/ch190/ch190l.html#sec17-ch190-ch190l-220 |
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