Most tick bites in the US are due to various types of the family Ixodidae (hard ticks), which – if they are not removed – may set for several days and suck. The transmission of diseases is the greatest danger for tick bites and is more likely the longer remain ticks on the skin. (. Lyme disease, Rickettsial and Related pathogens and babesiosis) Most tick bites in the US are…
Lyme disease is a tick-borne and Borrelia burgdorferi (n. D. Übers .: in Europe, B. garinii and B. afzelii) caused disease. Early symptoms include erythema migrans, up months later neurological, cardiac or joint discomfort following the week. The diagnosis is clinically in the early stages of the disease in the first place, but serological tests can help diagnose cardiac, neurological and rheumatologic complications that occur later in the disease process….
A Babesiosis is an infection with Babesia sp. Infections may be asymptomatic or cause a malaria-like illness with fever and hemolytic anemia. The disease is more severe in asplenischen patients, the elderly and patients with AIDS. The diagnosis is made by the detection of Babesia in a peripheral blood smear, serologically or by means of PCR. The sessions are held as needed with azithromycin plus atovaquone or a quinine plus…
