· @deantoir_ceardaiochta
224 followers · 1019 posts · Server mastodon.ie

I cannot express how huge this is. Being able to get a diagnosis via blood test is so HUGE. For those lucky enough to have never experienced it, many of the conditions along with that they hope this blood test could diagnose with over 90% certainty normally take YEARS to be diagnosed.
These are all life changing illnesses. The quicker you are diagnosed the quicker you can be treated.

sciencealert.com/new-blood-tes

#mecfs #LongCovid #fibromyalgia #ms #lymedisease

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ES Michelson · @esmichelson
115 followers · 869 posts · Server mas.to

@siderea @AE4WX @jeridansky @Squish

Lyme is rampant here and hard to diagnose. Long Lyme is real.

Mitigations:
- One thing to do to avoid carrying ticks is covering up and using repellant. Always check yourself after being in forest, bush, high grass.

- Get rid of English Ivy (Hedera helix). It provides cover for that host Lyme. As a bonus removing the ivy will be a boon to rodent feeding and save a lot of indigenous from being choked to death.

#trees #birds #rodents #lymedisease

Last updated 1 year ago

Garry Knight · @garry
1810 followers · 1444 posts · Server mstdn.social

Scientists Have Identified the Lyme Disease Genes Responsible for Severe Symptoms

'In a paper published in PLOS Pathogens, an international group of researchers report on the most comprehensive analysis of the Borrelia burgdorferi genome to date, which provides clues about what’s causing more severe forms of the disease, and lays the foundation for developing better diagnostic tests and treatments'

time.com/6310027/lyme-disease-

#lymedisease #Health #medicine #Science

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Caitlin Waddick · @CaitlinWaddick
194 followers · 2699 posts · Server social.coop

is kicking my butt. and co-infections are not gonna dull my shine. Picture me exalted, abundant, immeasurable! 🙏🏽🤲📿

#bartonella #lymedisease

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Mark · @paka
164 followers · 4293 posts · Server mastodon.scot

Ticks are becoming a growing health risk in the UK – here’s why

undoubtedly has had a huge impact on tick infestations

This has been particularly noticeable in colder regions, such as in parts of Canada where ticks had not previously been recorded. In the UK recent milder winters mean ticks are being sighted earlier in the year than normal

theconversation.com/ticks-are-

#woodlands #insects #bugs #lymedisease #lyme #illness #uk #globalwarming #nature #walkers #hiking #outdoors #ticks #climatechange

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Sergios-Orestis Kolokotronis · @koloko
51 followers · 15 posts · Server mstdn.science

Our paper on bacteria-host function and evolution titled "Structural of an immune evasion determinant shapes host tropism" was just published in @PNASNews doi.org/10.1073/pnas.230154912

#lymedisease #evolution #pathogen

Last updated 1 year ago

With increasing the range of ticks carrying Lyme disease in Canada this is doubly great news.
newsweek.com/lyme-disease-tick

#climatechange #vaccine #lymedisease #canada #ticks #medicine

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Podcasts and Vodcasts · @podcastbot
1 followers · 1241 posts · Server botsin.space

Skeptoid #257: The Secret of Plum Island by Brian Dunning This secret government lab was said to create genetic mutants. Here's what they actually did.
skeptoid.com/episodes/4257

#montaukmonster #lymedisease #biologicalweapons #bioweapons #skeptoidpodcast #podcast #bot

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cherrybombspice · @cherrybombspice
67 followers · 548 posts · Server mastodon.sdf.org
Mr.Trunk · @mrtrunk
3 followers · 1078 posts · Server dromedary.seedoubleyou.me
Raymond Scott Pert · @raymondpert
597 followers · 808 posts · Server social.targaryen.house

Ontario tracks spread of tick borne illnesses

>Ontario’s top doctor expects to see a growing number of cases of three types of tick-borne illness in the province, in addition to  — a spread he says is directly linked to .

A new regulation [..] requires health-care providers [..] to report cases of anaplasmosis, babesiosis and Powassan virus to [..] local medical officers
globalnews.ca/news/9807339/ont

#lymedisease #climatechange #ontario #canada

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Lillian Jensen · @tyg3r
42 followers · 27 posts · Server mas.to

I found 2(!) black-legged ticks in less than 10 minutes on my camping canopy this afternoon. Read about how I responded to protect myself against tick bites for an upcoming camping trip

tyg3r.com/ticking-off-camping-

#lymedisease #camping #prevention #vectorborne #publichealth #ticks

Last updated 1 year ago

Garry Knight · @garry
1756 followers · 1984 posts · Server mstdn.social

This Year Might Be the Worst Tick Season Ever. Here's Why

Lyme Disease is awful. It can leave you feeing down, with a headache, or it can make you blind or paralysed. Maybe you'll be one of the lucky ones.

time.com/6287950/worst-tick-se

#ticks #lymedisease #Health #medicine #Science

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Jim Wald · @CitizenWald
1225 followers · 3196 posts · Server historians.social

3 hours in the garden yesterday-t3 nasty bites

Need to take this seriously, as friend Alex Gil @elotroalex
has been knocked out of commission--and just yesterday, we spoke to a senior citizen down the street who was all bundled up because said she had gotten this spring

#tick #lymedisease #health #gardens #ticks

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Joe Czerwinski · @JoeCz
19 followers · 38 posts · Server journa.host

Just a quick reminder to do a tick check after being outdoors—gardening, lawn work, brush-clearing, hiking, fishing… whatever! Properly removing one of these nasties within 24 hours makes infection with any tick-borne illnesses much less likely.

#tick #lymedisease

Last updated 1 year ago

"The vaccine makes mice develop antibodies that neutralize Borrelia burgdorferi, the bacterium that causes most U.S. cases of Lyme disease. When ticks imbibe the blood of a vaccinated mouse, the idea goes, they won’t get an active infection and so can’t transmit the bacteria to people or other animals." sciencenews.org/article/new-ly

#ticks #lymedisease

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Dear Heart · @N2Priest
409 followers · 3898 posts · Server mas.to

let the CDC and commercial patent $$$ rivals use this descriptor

The rest of us will recognize Borreliosis Bergdorferi

Under Our Skin (540p) Full Documentary
Gravitas 1:40:37hr on YouTube
Under Our Skin 2: Emergence (1080p) Full Documentary
Gravitas 59:32min on YouTube

#Borreliosis #lymedisease

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Daniel MacPhee 🥼🔬🧬🧫🇨🇦 · @dmacphee
554 followers · 4244 posts · Server mas.to
Science News · @sciencenews
439 followers · 67 posts · Server newsie.social

A vaccine to fight Lyme disease, decades in the making, has received a temporary green light from the U.S. Department of Agriculture. But it’s not for people — it’s for mice.

But it may help people anyway.

Learn more: sciencenews.org/article/new-ly

#Science #vaccine #Lyme #lymedisease #biology

Last updated 1 year ago

Hisstogramma · @hisstogramma
92 followers · 271 posts · Server m.ai6yr.org

@Bardswan presumptive Lyme’s here — bullseye rash after bite from a black legged tick. Now on doxycycline. This is a crazy year for ticks.

#ticks #lymedisease #sonomacounty

Last updated 1 year ago