That Summer Flu Might Be Lyme, Not Coronavirus – You Don’t Want Either

June 4, 2020

https://www.marketwatch.com/story/that-summer-flu-might-be-lyme-disease-not-coronavirus-you-dont-want-that-either-2020-05-28

Opinion: That summer flu might be Lyme disease, not coronavirus — you don’t want that either

By Jory Brinkerhoff

Delaying treatment can lead to severe, potentially debilitating symptoms

Are deer becoming even bolder this spring?

Summer is field season for ecologists like me, a time when my colleagues, students and I go out into fields and woods in search of ticks to study the patterns and processes that allow disease-causing microbes — primarily bacteria and viruses — to spread among wildlife and humans.

That field work means we’re also at risk of getting the very diseases we study. I always remind my crew members to pay close attention to their health. If they get a fever or any other signs of sickness, they should seek medical treatment immediately and tell their doctor that they may have been exposed to ticks.

When summer flu-like illnesses develop in anyone who spends time outdoors in areas where ticks are common, tick-transmitted diseases like Lyme disease should be considered a likely culprit.

This summer, however, the global emergence of the novel coronavirus and COVID-19 is presenting a whole new set of challenges for diagnosing Lyme disease and other tick-borne illnesses. (See link for article)

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Lyme, Viruses

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