Critical needs and gaps in understanding prevention, amelioration, and resolution of lyme and other tick-borne diseases the short-term and long-term outcomes : workshop report

"A single tick bite can have debilitating consequences. Lyme disease is the most common disease carried by ticks in the United States, and the number of those afflicted is growing steadily. If left untreated, the diseases carried by ticks--known as tick-borne diseases--can cause severe pain, fa...

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Corporate Authors: Institute of Medicine (U.S.) Committee on Lyme Disease and Other Tick-Borne Diseases: the State of the Science, National Academies Press (U.S.)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Washington, D.C. National Academies Press c2011, 2011
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Collection: National Center for Biotechnology Information - Collection details see MPG.ReNa
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Summary:"A single tick bite can have debilitating consequences. Lyme disease is the most common disease carried by ticks in the United States, and the number of those afflicted is growing steadily. If left untreated, the diseases carried by ticks--known as tick-borne diseases--can cause severe pain, fatigue, neurological problems, and other serious health problems. The Institute of Medicine held a workshop October 11-12, 2010, to examine the state of the science in Lyme disease and other tick-borne diseases."--Publisher's website
Physical Description:xviii, 542 p. ill., maps 23 cm
ISBN:0309211093
9780309211093