Lyme disease has long been considered a disease simple to treat. The disease is usually caused by a tick-borne infection (involving the spirochetes, Borrelia burgdorferi), and how the body’s immune system responds to it. According to the...
Read moreThe Different Types of Diseases Carried by Mosquitos
We slap them, we spray them and they keep coming back. The pesky mosquito. There are over 3000 different kinds of mosquito, with 200 of those choosing to chomp down on humans for their fill of blood. Surprisingly, these tiny insects are...
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Symptoms Around eighty percent of people who have been infected with the West Nile virus will not develop any symptoms, however, the remaining twenty percent may suffer from Febrile illness. This means that they will develop a fever along with...
Read moreWhat attracts a mosquito?
Your friend stretches out on the grass and takes a nap in the warm sun. You writhe beside her, swatting at the air, squirming and scratching uncomfortably. Mosquitos. You scratch at the bite wounds, as they swell up. You have just been injected...
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