Lyme Disease Won’t Touch You If You Follow These Tips! Summary: Lyme disease is a tick-borne sickness that can affect anyone and you should not make a mistake of thinking that you’re immune of it. However, Lyme disease can be treated if you visit the right doctor on time. Also, follow a few tips and stay safe from Lyme disease. Main Content: The most ideal approach to prevent Lyme disease is to stay away from regions where deer ticks thrive, particularly lush, rugged, wooded regions with long grass
Erythrocytes A Red blood cell also known as an erythrocytes are a vital part of your body that helps you live. The red blood cell is a disk shaped cell that caries oxygen to tissues like you brain. Erythrocytes are one of the smallest cells in your body. And red blood cells make up over 99% of blood cells. Also, there are many different types of disease that affect erythrocytes. The red blood cell is a disk shaped cell that is compressed in the center, unlike a normal human cell the red blood cell
Kristie Benejan 05/11/2018 Lyme Disease in the United States Part 1: Epidemiological sheet: • Causative Agent: Borrelia burgdorferi (2); spirochete bacteria (5) • Route of Transmission: Via a tick bite: Ixodes scapularis (US and Canada) and Ixodes pacificus (pacific coast) (3)(5) • Population: o United States: 96% of cases found in 14 states mainly located in the North East (including Connecticut, Maryland, Main, Delaware, and others) o International: Found in Asia (China, Korea, Japan) and Europe
Cattle Tick The cattle tick Boophilus microplus is a significant ectoparasite of cattle and a vector for important diseases such as babesiosis and anaplasmosis. Classification SPC List D disease Susceptible species B. microplus is primarily a parasite of cattle. However, heavy infestations can also occur on horses, sheep, deer and water buffalo. Rarely, ticks have been reported on marsupials, goats, dogs, cats and pigs. Where it occurs The cattle tick is widely distributed
Parasite (s) Introduction: A parasite is an organism which lives on/in a host organism and gets its food and makes its living at the host’s expense. Parasites can cause disease in humans and animals. Some parasitic diseases are easily treated while treating others is not that easy. In regard to the size, parasites range from one-celled microscopic organisms (protozoa) to quite large organisms which could be seen by naked eye (worms). Mode of infection: The infection with parasitic diseases varies
Blood transfusions have become a common part of medical care with nearly 5 million Americans a year receiving a transfusion. Blood transfusions are used in the treatment of many different conditions, from replacing blood lost in surgeries or injuries to fighting diseases like liver disease, anemia, and bleeding disorders like hemophilia (Nglbi.nih.gov, 2014). Blood collection and transfusion are overseen by many different agencies including the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), the