Tick Borne Diseases
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Tick Borne Diseases |
As people who work, play and live in the Northeast members of Hudson Valley Ski Club should remain alert to the causes and symptoms of tick-borne diseases and what you can do about them.
From the October 2008 Hudson Valley Ski Club newsletter IT'S NOT JUST LYME... With HVSC member Bob Ulrich being the most recent member diagnosed with (and being successfully treated for) a tick-borne disease, I decided it is time again to remind our members how prevalent they can be in our part of the country.
Visit the www/hudsonvalleyskiclub.org website for links to more information on tick-borne diseases (including the "CDC Tick Card" providing short, concise information about tick-borne diseases, ticks, and symptoms.) |
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CDC Resources:
CDC NIOSH Safety and Health Topic: Tick-Borne Diseases Tick-borne pathogens can be passed to humans by the bite of infected ticks. Ticks can be infected with bacteria, viruses, or parasites. This site describes some of the most common tick-borne diseases in the United States.
CDC Tick Card: Protect Yourself from Tick-borne Diseases Provides short, concise information about tick-borne diseases, ticks, and symptoms.
Stop Ticks Identifies several tick-borne diseases and suggests methods for protecting yourself from tick bites.
CDC Lyme Disease Home Page Provides comprehensive information about Lyme disease prevention, transmission, diagnosis, and treatment.
NIOSH Lyme Disease Provides work-related information about the disease, occupations at risk, and recommendations for employers and workers.
Babesiosis Provides links to reports and articles about Babesiosis.
Ehrlichiosis Provides information about the symptoms, questions and answers, treatment, epidemiology, and prevention of ehrlichiosis.
Tularemia Provides key facts about tularemia.
CDC Insect Repellent Use and Safety Provides information about safe repellent use. Note: This page is for West Nile Virus and repelling mosquitoes, but should be useful for other "vector-borne diseases" as well.
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CDC = Centers for Disease Control and Prevention | |
| NIOSH = National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health |
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Last updated: September 17, 2008
As people who work and play outdoors, it is important that
we recognize the symptoms and carriers of these diseases (CDC lists about
a dozen, most of which can be found in our region) . The "tick season" is
winding down (ticks are thought to be most active April through October),
but there is still some of the season left and they will be back in the spring.