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TICKBORNE DISEASES

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The problem is simple: ticks are little cesspools, and they can spread a wide variety of potentially serious illnesses. Ticks are the leading cause of insect vector-borne disease in the USA and second only to mosquitoes worldwide. In fact, 95% of all insect vector-borne diseases in North America are spread by ticks.

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Ticks Worldwide

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September/October 2010  ISSN-1059-6518  Volume 23 Number 5

By Frank Hubbell, DO

Ticks Worldwide:

Ticks are little cesspools.

 

It is estimated that ticks exceed all other arthropods in the number and variety of diseases that they can transmit.

 

Tickborne diseases are some of the leading insect vector-borne diseases in the world, and they seem to be on the rise.

 

Tickborne diseases are second only to mosquito-borne illnesses for spread of disease around the world.

 

Mosquito-borne diseases are the most common cause of death (mortality) and disease (morbidity) on earth.

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MITES CHIGGERS AND SCABIES

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July/August 2010  ISSN-1059-6518  Volume 23 Number 4

By Frank Hubbell, DO

Illustrations by T.B.R. Walsh

Mites Chiggers

and Scabies:

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SUNBURNS AND SUN BLOCKS

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July/August 2010  ISSN-1059-6518  Volume 23 Number 4

By Frank Hubbell, DO

Sunburns and Sun Blocks:

There are many variations on skin color ranging from albino to ebony. The color of the skin is simply determined by the quantity of a pigment, melanin, in the skin. The more melanin that is produced, the darker the skin.

The skin pigment melanin is produced by melanocytes, which are found in the stratum basale of the epidermis. The number of melanocytes in the skin is very similar from person-to-person, but how much melanin is produced by the melanocytes varies greatly, giving the wide range of skin colors that are seen around the world.

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