Lyme disease or Lyme Borreliosis is a serious infectious disease that is reported in many countries in the world. In 2013, the disease is claimed to be the fastest growing infectious disease in the United States with more than 300,000 cases reported from forty-nine states (CDC). This disease also afflicts 65,000 Europeans each year. Recent years’ reports show that there has been an dramatically increase in the number or Lyme disease incidences in both the United States and Europe (CDC, Pearson 88)
platform to make fake news viral. Some deadly diseases do not exist and are internet hoax. These diseases are frictional with no existence. Urban people are responsible for the creation of this kind of internet hoax. It is advice does not believe in such kind of myths. The different types of fake diseases trending on internet are as follows: 1. Chronic Lyme Disease Chronic Lyme disease is the most common fake disease. Some theories have proved this type of diseases does not exist in reality. The medical
transmission. Ticks are graded second to mosquitoes for being blood-sucking vectors of transmittable diseases. Lyme disease is the usual sickness that can be experienced by the hosts from tick bites. Tick bites can be annoying and can be even be skin-damaging. It could generate more inflammation than mosquito bites. Lyme disease is an infectious disease that can be caught from tick bites. This
spirochetal bacteria that causes Lyme disease, is “The Iceman”, a famous 5,300-year-old mummy found in the Otztal Alps. Personally, this ancient pathogenic spiral has haunted my family for over 20 years—since shortly after my birth, when my mother was positively diagnosed. Lyme disease is preventable, but both the infected individual and the public health professional must have knowledge and action of early treatment for it to be effective. Twenty years ago the study of Lyme disease was not as advanced
nerve fibers that transfers visual information from the eye to the brain. It is understood that the demyelination in optic neuritis is immune-mediated, but the definite mechanism and target antigen(s) are undetermined (Uptodate). The optic neuritis causes a swelling of the optic nerve so its function becomes impaired. The destruction of the protective myelin sheath that covers and insulates the optic nerve, and the direct damage to the nerve axons results in vision loss (Dahl, n.d.). The most common
themselves to the skin. Most ticks are harmless, but some can carry germs that can spread to a person through a bite and cause disease. To reduce your child's risk of getting a disease from a tick bite, it is important to take steps to prevent tick bites. It is also important to check your child for ticks after outdoor play and, if you find one, to watch your child for symptoms of disease. How can I protect my child from tick bites? Take these steps to help prevent tick bites when your child is outdoors
environmental impact that pesticides can do. Yet, they have not figured out a way to nullify the environmental damage and harmful effects they cause. Throughout history, pesticides were used with the intention to help society but there are prices to pay when using such chemicals. Pesticides benefit us, human beings, by allowing us to manage pests that carry harmful diseases, benefits agriculture, and they have a positive impact on the economy. On the contrary, pesticides are harmful to the environment, pests
Biological Causes of Depression In addition to environmental causes of depression, biological factors also play a part in the triggering of depression. Scientists have been making great progress in understanding the brain, as well as the hormones and neurotransmitters, and how they relate to the cause of depression. The limbic system is what controls emotion, physical and sexual drives, and how people react to stress (All about Depression: Biological Causes). The hypothalamus controls “body temperature
Vaccinations aren't just for you, but the community as well, it saves lives, and it prevents disease, which is better than having to treat the disease itself. If you get a vaccination, there is less chance of you passing it on to someone else. There are people that can't get vaccinations, either for religious or medical reasons. If everyone in their community gets vaccinations
could end up being fatal especially if there is no medicine around for the child to take, parents are always so cautious when it comes to vaccinations why aren’t the parents concerns and decisions respected? The CDC is The United States Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, has a lot to say about vaccinations. There has been several reports of sickness after a vaccination, “The CDC reported that pneumonia can be caused by the chickenpox vaccination.” There are many vaccinations that the outcome