Essays Tagged: "Lyme Disease"

"Vector Organisms and the Diseases They Carry "

ood meal to lay their eggs.Deer ticks carry many diseases. Some deer ticks carry a disease known as Lyme Disease. Lyme Disease became known in 1975 in the town of Lyme, Connecticut. Many people began ... hes on their body. Medical researchers soon found that deer ticks carry the disease. After a while, Lyme Disease became curable. A tick has to be attached to a donor body for 24 hours to transmit Lyme ...

(4 pages) 74 0 5.0 Nov/2002

Subjects: Science Essays > Biology

Lyme Disease Quick Report

Disease: Lyme diseasePathologyThe symptoms of Lyme disease are not very detectable unless one knows what they ... ody and divide rapidly, increase the number, and affect the immune system to go against the person. Lyme disease is not deadly. It can cause some discomfort because it can lead to arthritic pains in h ... ifteen percent of cases, and a disruption in heart rhythm in eight percent of the cases.TransmissionLyme disease is passed onto a person from a tick, primarily the deer tick which are found on many an ...

(3 pages) 56 1 5.0 Jan/2004

Subjects: Science Essays > Biology

Hunting, From Humanistic Tradition to Population Control

One would see considerable increases in issues such as deer-related car accidents and the spread of Lyme disease. Although many people see hunting as a vital solution, there are others who claim many ... torists often die." (Hershey 2). Aside from vehicular injuries, deer spread deadly diseases such as Lyme Disease and Bovine TB. "Deer are a leading suspect in the transmission of bovine TB through air ...

(6 pages) 69 0 4.2 Mar/2004

Subjects: Law & Government Essays > Law > Issues

"Renaissance Man/Woman" reflective essay connecting the term renaissance man [or woman] to my life, etc.

them even more.One of the main reasons I have such problems with speaking to new people is that my Lyme Disease has affected my personality. I portray symptoms of common anxiety, social anxiety, depr ...

(2 pages) 18 0 3.0 Mar/2005

Subjects: Literature Research Papers

From Humanistic Tradition to Population Control

One would see considerable increases in issues such as deer-related car accidents and the spread of Lyme disease. Although many people see hunting as a vital solution, there are others who claim many ... torists often die." (Hershey 2). Aside from vehicular injuries, deer spread deadly diseases such as Lyme Disease and Bovine TB. "Deer are a leading suspect in the transmission of bovine TB through air ...

(6 pages) 29 0 4.7 May/2006

Subjects: Science Essays > Earth Sciences

Lyme Disease

Lyme disease is a bacterial infection. It is sometimes called Lyme borreliosis.Lyme disease was name ... borreliosis.Lyme disease was named for the place in which it first appeared in the United States in Lyme, Connecticut. People get Lyme disease when a diseased tick bites into a human and not an animal ... most active and when many people are spending a lot of time out doors.The disease first started in Lyme, Connecticut, in October 1975. People reported to their doctors that there was a rash on their ...

(9 pages) 26 0 4.0 Jul/2001

Subjects: Humanities Essays > Health & Medicine > Diseases

Animal Experimentation

3; Childhood diseases like measles, mumps, chickenpox, and diphtheria are rare in the modern world. Lyme Disease was quickly understood because of animal experimentation. Pigs have been used to simula ...

(4 pages) 44 0 0.0 Jul/2001

Subjects: Science Essays > Biology

Bacteria In General: Brucellosis

ovide it's nutrients but is extremely and easily curable with a topical treatment versus malaria or Lyme disease. These parasitic bacteria invade and multiply at such fast rates there is little to no ...

(9 pages) 46 0 4.6 Sep/2007

Subjects: Science Essays > Biology

Lime disease

Lime Disease Lyme disease is caused by Borrelia burgdorferi, which is a tick-borne spirochete.The dangers of this ... dangers of this disease became more publicised in 1977, where a geographic grouping of children in Lyme, Conneticut were thought to have juvenile rheumatoid arthritis1. Soon after, it was discovered ... pe slope, forested areas with sandy soils, and the extremity of residential development?.Generally, lyme disease occurs in stages, which are not always clear-cut; they may overlap. The first stage inv ...

(4 pages) 1631 0 0.0 Feb/2008

Subjects: Science Essays > Biology

Giardia. How it is Obtained, Origins, How to Cure it Etc.

event-Giardia." Diarrhea.emed.tv.com. 22 Mar 20106. Curtis, Rick. "Outdoor Action Guide to Giardia, Lyme Disease and other 'post trip' Illnesses." Outdoor Action.7. Huang DB, White AC (2006). "An upda ...

(4 pages) 27 0 0.0 Apr/2010

Subjects: Science Essays > Microbiology