Lyme Disease

Overviews and General Information

Medline Plus Lyme Disease Page  -- A page of links, including overviews, latest news, clinical trials, prevention guides, research, FAQs, advocacy groups, info geared at kids &teens, and more.

CDC Lyme Disease Information Page  -- General information on Lyme including the nature of the bacteria, transmission, symptoms, treatment, rates of infection, risks, and more.

CDC Tick-Borne Disease Page  – Includes information on Babesiosis, Ehrlichiosis, Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever, and Southern Tick-Associated Rash Illness.

Lyme Disease: The Facts, the Challenges  -- PDF file booklet outlining Lyme disease that includes history, symptoms, diagnosis, treatment, tick removal, and glossary of terms.

Mayo Clinic Lyme Disease Information  -- A general overview of Lyme Disease.

Connecticut Tick Control  -- Useful site by a group that serves as a chemical treatment service.  Site includes personal protection, property management, proper tick removal, tick life cycle and description, repellent use, info on Lyme, babesiosis, and ehrlichiosis, and symptoms of disease in animals.

American College of Physicians Initiative on Lyme  -- Outlines the goals of the initiative, offers educational materials, offers Clinical Practice Tool Kit, and includes Patient Education Guide , Probability Calculator , and Case Report Form  

Lyme Disease Information  -- Pfizer’s tick-borne disease site.  General overviews, plus a useful brochure.

Columbia Lyme Disease Research Studies  -- Information on the latest Lyme disease research from Columbia University.

DEET  -- The Morflex, Inc. site on the pesticide DEET.

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