The Global Search for Education: Tackling the Ticks with Tech
“Through rapid genetic sequencing, scientists can identify many different strains of Borrelia burgdorferi as well as new tick-borne microbial infections, such as Borrelia miyamotoi, Borrelia mayonii, and the Heartland virus.” — Brian Fallon Most likely, you or someone you know has been affected by Lyme disease, the most common tick-borne illness in the US with more than 300,000 cases diagnosed each year. In a...
The Global Search for Education: Research – Ticks
Borrelia burgdorferi cultivated from the brains of patients suffering from chronic Lyme neuroborreliosis as seen by dark field microscopy. Given that according to the CDC, there are 300,000 individuals who are affected annually by Lyme disease in the US, it is astonishing that so little research money has been given to understanding Lyme and tick-borne illnesses in this country and internationally. Much like the syphilis debate...
The Global Search for Education: Australia – Ticks
“It is imperative that a memorandum of understanding be reached between the key clinical bodies involved with diagnosis and management of this disease. Chronic, not chronic, highly infectious, not highly infectious, tick-borne, arthropod (insect)-borne, sexually transmissible, blood-borne and not.”– Dr. Andrew Ladhams Tick-borne illness advocates from Australia, Austria, Brazil, Canada, Czech Republic, Croatia,...
The Global Search for Education: We Will Remember
“They (the 9/11 responders) are a testimony to the human spirit’s ability to transcend unimaginable horror and still maintain its integrity and humanity.” — Dr. Benjamin Luft We will remember the 2,977 people from more than 90 nations who were killed as a result of the horrific terrorist attacks on September 11, 2001. More than 400 of them were people who responded first to the attacks. Dr. Benjamin J....
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