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Long Island is experiencing a lone star tick population explosion. These bloodthirsty arachnids (Yes, ticks are Arachnids!) have spread north and west from the American southeast, and are now a viable threat throughout nearly two-thirds of the country. They have been on Long Island for decades and are thriving due to a warming climate that…
In the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, many people have been rethinking how diseases emerge and are transmitted to humans, oftentimes overlooking or ignoring scientific proof to the contrary. Fueled by its relatively recent identification in the 1970s and rapid growth since then, it has become fashionable in conspiracy-minded circles to suggest that Lyme disease…
It sounds like the plot of a horror movie: an innocent hiker is bitten by a bug, and suddenly they become violently ill every time they eat meat. Their skin erupts in hives, their throat swells, and they’re short of breath. It’s the stuff of nightmares. As unsettling as it is, this scenario is all…
With another Long Island winter in the rearview mirror, we can look forward to our days and nights staying above 40 degrees for the foreseeable future. While that’s great news for most of it, it’s also great news for ticks who remain active in temperature above freezing. It is important to keep that in mind…
You may have seen the recent headlines – an American citizen contracted the tick-borne Powassan virus (while traveling to Canada) and passed away upon returning home. While shocking, it isn’t surprising. Tick-borne illnesses are spreading into new regions – including parts of the northern U.S. – where there already have been fatalities. Powassan is still…
When it comes to tick-borne illnesses, Lyme disease tends to garner the headlines with its long-term health consequences and high-profile sufferers. It’s easy to forget that there are other potentially debilitating infections transmitted by ticks. One of those diseases is Ehrlichiosis, a tick-borne bacterial illness that can be transmitted to humans – as well as…
Diagnosing Lyme disease can be frustrating for medical professionals and patients alike. Testing is notoriously unreliable, and both false negative and false positive results abound. Meanwhile, some cases of Lyme disease have seemingly clear early signs while others may have no symptoms at all until much later. All of which make prompt diagnosis and treatment…
Due to a changing climate, forest management issues, and other factors… tick habitats are expanding, and tick populations are booming. Unfortunately, more ticks mean more instances of tickborne disease. In the past 20 years, cases of some tickborne illnesses have nearly doubled. It seems like it’s impossible to avoid these parasitic arachnids – even in…
Ticks are a problem from sea to shining sea. Even remote states like Alaska and Hawaii are home to one or more tick species. Unfortunately, New York state – including Long Island and, specifically, Suffolk County – is rife with ticks that transmit dangerous illnesses. The spread of tick diseases like Lyme disease, heartland virus,…
The dangers of tick-borne illnesses are well known. We’ve recently posted about Lyme disease, anaplasmosis, and babesiosis… all of which are becoming increasingly common on Long Island. In addition to these tick-vectored diseases, there’s another more immediate danger of a tick bite: the possibility that you may have a tick allergy. What Does an Allergic…