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How do ticks get infected with the Lyme disease bacteria?
Ticks get infected with the Lyme disease bacteria when they feed on an infected animal, such as mice or deer. The bacteria then multiply and are passed on to other hosts, including humans, through the tick's bite while feeding.
Name three natural disasters that affect a deer?
Wildfires can destroy deer habitat and disrupt their feeding and breeding activities. Severe weather events, such as hurricanes or floods, can lead to loss of deer habitat and populations. Disease outbreaks, like Chronic Wasting Disease or Epizootic Hemorrhagic Disease, can impact deer populations significantly.
Is lyme disease acute or chronic?
While most infections in humans result in an asymptomatic latent infection, about one in ten latent infections eventually progresses to active disease, which, if left untreated, is a chronic disease which kills more than half of its victims.
What are carriers of lyme disease?
Blacklegged ticks are carriers of lyme disease
Can a woman give Lyme disease to a man?
Lyme disease is generally not considered as a sexually transmitted disease. So no, a woman can't give Lyme disease to a man.
Is chronic wasting disease a virus?
NO. It is caused by a PRION, not a virus.
What system does Chronic Wasting Disease affect in deer?
The central nervous system.
What is the general lack of nutrition and wasting occurring in the course of a chronic disease?
cachexia
What is the law on chronic wasting disease?
Currently there are no laws specifically on chronic wasting disease in the United States. There are guidelines and suggestions regarding how to protect yourself from the theoretical risks of CWD available through most States' Department of Wildlife.
How can one identify chronic wasting disease (CWD) in deer?
Chronic wasting disease (CWD) in deer can be identified through symptoms such as weight loss, lack of coordination, excessive salivation, and drooping ears. Additionally, testing of brain or lymph node tissue can confirm the presence of the disease.
What is a cachexy?
A cachexy is an archaic term for a cachexia - a systematic wasting of muscle material which accompanies a chronic disease.
What is the medical term meaning wasting away of a body part?
Atrophy is the wasting away of a body part.
What usually happens over time to the number of people infected with a disease?
it depends on which disease; usually will lead to other chronic or acute illness and depending on the severity of the disease could lead to death
What is Chronic obstructive lung disease also known as?
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is also known as chronic obstructive lung disease (COLD), chronic obstructive airway disease (COAD),chronic airflow limitation (CAL) and chronic obstructive respiratory disease (CORD).
Is migraine a chronic or acute disease?
chronic disease
What does unspecified chronic hepatitis mean?
Chronic Hepatitis develops when an individual contracts the disease for the long-term. Unspecified Chronic Hepatitis means that, an infected person has a Chronic Hepatitis, but the doctors don't know what kind it is, whether it be Hepatitis A, B, C, D ect.
What is wrong with William perrys health?
he has a chronic nerve disease. he has a chronic nerve disease. he has a chronic nerve disease.
