December 30, 2010
Tick-bite prevention strategies Sources: Dr. Kevin Griffith, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention; Dr. Thomas Kerkering, infectious disease section chief, Carilion Clinic; Eric Day, Virginia Tech entomologist How Lyme disease is diagnosed The official word on how to diagnose Lyme disease from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention: Doctor-diagnosed bull’s-eye rash greater than 5 [...]
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December 30, 2010
Since the beginning of October, Boston has seen an increase in cases of gastrointestinal illness, including nine clusters at local schools, day-care centers, and a hospital, the Boston Public Health Commission said yesterday. For the week ended Dec. 18, complaints of vomiting or diarrhea accounted for 2.9 percent of all emergency room visits in the [...]
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