The rising temperatures bring a whole new season of creepy crawlies including ticks. Stay safe this season and brush up on everything there is to know about ticks including what they look like, the diseases they carry, and what to do if you get a tick bite!
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We look into all the signs and symptoms of Lyme disease in pets, specifically dogs.
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Paresthesia is the medical term for the pins and needles numbing that many experience on occasion. People will often refer to this as their arm or leg having ‘fallen asleep.’ While this sensation most often occurs because of pressure put on a nerve, it is typically temporary and does not require any medical treatment. If […]
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The number of people with Lyme disease has been growing steadily and government health officials are focused on creating awareness of the disease and how to protect yourself. Lyme disease is usually contracted through an infected deer tick and many people who are bitten don’t show any symptoms right away. It can take from weeks […]
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Lyme disease is a bacterial illness that is spread by the borrelia burgdorferi bacteria in tick insect bites. Once infected, the victim will suffer the consequences in multiple stages that stretch from the first bite to the spread of Lyme antibodies within the blood, and these telltale symptoms.
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