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An Outdoor Menace
Don’t be “Ticked” By Lyme Disease
What you may not know
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Did you know? The number of Americans
diagnosed with Lyme Disease is estimated to be about 300,000
Although Lyme Disease is commonly associated with the Northeast part of the U.S., the number of cases are becoming more prevalent in other parts of the country as well
Lyme Disease risk is increasing due to bites from the blacklegged tick
Lyme Disease has recently been confirmed in humans residing in the South
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A Brief History
First discovered in the mid-1970s
Symptoms observed in children from Lyme, Connecticut
Initially diagnosed as juvenile rheumatoid arthritis
Clinicians targeted causative agent as infectious bacteria
Isolated from the gut of ticks endemic to Shelter Island, NY
Confirmation made by Willy Burgdorfer, NIAID researcher
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WHAT IS LYME DISEASE?Infectious Disease Caused by spirochete
bacterium Transmitted by ticks Multi-systemic
Signs & Symptoms Fever Headache Fatigue Skin rash Infection
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WHO CAN GET LYME DISEASE? Hikers Hunters Campers Fishermen Gardeners Landscapers Rural Inhabitants Outdoor Recreation Lovers
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THE CULPRIT
SPIROCHETE BACTERIUM
BORRELIA SPECIES B. burgdorferi B. americana B andersonii
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HOW LYME DISEASE IS TRANSMITTED
An unfed nymph carries spirochete bacteria in the lumenal side of its gut
Spirochetes multiply 17-fold in the midgut Spirochetes travel from midgut through
hemolymph to the salivary glands Regurgitated gut fluid is transmitted
during feeding through salivary glands Salivary glands release spirochetes into
vertebrate host
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THE VECTOR(aka Spirochete Transmitter)
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LYME DISEASE HOSTS
Mice Deer Humans Wild Birds Other Animals
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TICK LIFE CYCLE
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MECHANISM OF ACTION AGENT DUAL PATHWAY
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TICK GEOGRAPHICAL DISTRIBUTION
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How do the cases stack up?
Confirmed cases of Lyme disease by state or locality, 2001-2011
Year
2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011
U.S. Tota
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17,029
23,763
21,273
19,804
23,305
19,931
27,444
28,921
29,959
22,561
24,364
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Case Prevalence
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Cases by Age and Sex
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LYME DISEASE SURVEILLANCE Regular surveillance is done by the CDC Reports are submitted by U.S. Health
Departments Lyme Disease information is made
available to the public through the CDC Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report
Public health practitioners use reported information to tailor interventions especially for endemic populations
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A Look at Some Signs
Classic Bull’s Eye Rash
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Spreading Rash
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PREVENTION!
Outdoor Protection Tick Removal
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A testimony from someone who knows…
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TREATMENT OPTIONS
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If caught early, Lyme Disease can be treated with one of the following antibiotics: Doxycycline Amoxicillin Cefuroxine Axetil
If the illness is related to neurological or cardiac complications, intravenous application of the following may be required: Penicillin Ceftriaxone
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REFERENCES, Cont’d
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REFERENCES, Cont’d
Radolf, J., Caimano, M., Stevenson, B. & Hu, L. (2012, February). Of ticks, mice, and men: understanding the dual host lifestyle of lyme disease spirochaetes. Nature Reviews Microbiology, 10:87-99. doi: 10.1038/nrmicro2714.
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