Justin Bieber announces he has Lyme disease
Singer Justin Bieber confessed on Instagram to having Lyme disease and suffering from chronic mononucleosis. We explain what it is.Justin ...
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Lyme disease: researchers are working on a vaccine
Scientific, government and industry experts met this week in New York State, USA, to define a strategy to eradicate Lyme ...
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Lyme disease: white and affluent women more at risk
Affluent white women are more likely to contract Lyme disease, according to a new British study. Girls and women aged ...
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Horsefly, mosquito, bed bug… How to distinguish one bite from another and relieve it?
Mosquitoes, bees, horseflies, wasps, ticks...summer is the season for all bites. Why Doctor helps you tell them apart and tells ...
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“Giant ticks” spotted in France
Twice as large as their European counterparts, these ticks from North Africa and Asia are able to pursue their prey ...
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Lyme: parliamentarians demonstrate for a chronic form of the disease to be recognized
Deputies and senators demonstrated in Paris on Wednesday for a chronic form of Lyme disease to be recognized by the ...
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Paralyzing tick bite, the sales and the dangers of the fan Tick bite: her paralyzed daughter, a mother alerts other parents on Facebook Sales: the importance of washing your new clothes before wearing them is dangerous to health
A little girl finds herself paralyzed because of a tick bite, it is important to wash your new clothes before ...
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A tick lodges in the eardrum of a child, he narrowly escapes deafness
By lodging in the eardrum of a nine-year-old American boy, a tick almost made him deaf. Connecticut Boy Nearly Deaf ...
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Lyme disease: not all ticks carry the bacteria
The hyper-communication around Lyme disease seems to have shaped misconceptions. Why Doctor separates the true from the false. Secondary to ...
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Meat allergy: ticks are even more dreadful than we thought
Ticks, responsible for the increase in meat allergies, are even more dangerous than previously thought. The likelihood of a tick ...
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Lyme disease: new tests to detect it more quickly and treat it better
New tests capable of detecting Lyme disease earlier have been developed. As a result, patients could be treated more quickly. ...
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Lyme: thanks to the “Tick Signaling” app, we know that 1 in 3 patients are bitten in their garden
The "Tick Signaling" application, intended for the general public, makes it possible to gradually draw a map of France of ...
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Lyme disease: 2 laboratories sued by 130 patients
130 Lyme patients are going to assign civil liability to two laboratories which they accuse of marketing tests which have ...
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Lyme disease: “a timid step towards recognition”
INTERVIEW - A national action plan against Lyme disease will be presented to associations in September. Close to the sick, ...
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Tick reporting: one out of two bites occurs in gardens
Launched in 2017 by Inrae in partnership with the Ministry of Health, the Signalement Tique application has received over four ...
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Lyme disease: infection after the bite faster than expected
The transmission of Lyme disease by infected ticks occurs much faster than expected: within 24 hours of the bite, or ...
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Anaphylaxis, a serious allergic reaction caused by a tick bite
Anaphylaxis is a serious allergic reaction that can be fatal if not treated in time. Almost a third of cases ...
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Lyme disease: why are specialists outraged at official recommendations?
While the Haute Autorité de Santé has just published recommendations on Lyme disease, many professionals are worried about the potential ...
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Watch out for ticks: it’s not just Lyme disease, encephalitis cases are on the rise too
A disease just as serious as Lyme disease can also be transmitted by a tick: spring-summer meningoencephalitis, caused by the ...
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Lyme disease: the Academy of Medicine disapproves of the recommendations of the High Authority of Health
In a press release dated July 2, the Academy of Medicine disavows recent recommendations from the High Authority for Health ...
Read moreLyme disease: stop preconceived ideas, not all ticks are infected
The hyper-communication around Lyme disease seems to have generated collective awareness in recent months and at the same time, shaped ...
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Lyme disease: increased frequency of diagnoses in general practice
A study from Public Health France indicates that general practitioners diagnosed Lyme disease more in 2016 than in previous years.While ...
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Lyme disease: how to reduce the presence of ticks near your home?
Spring is precisely the period of maximum tick activity. They are found en masse in wooded and humid areas, tall ...
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Lyme disease: a top cyclist almost stopped because of a tick
In 2015, French cyclist Fabien Canal had to interrupt his career because he suffered from heart rhythm disorders. The athlete ...
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Lyme disease: the Grand Est is the most affected region
According to a study unveiled this Thursday, the Grand-Est remains the region of France most affected by Lyme borreliosis. Here ...
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Lyme disease and co-infections: the first universal test for tick-borne diseases
A new blood test promises to revolutionize the diagnosis of Lyme disease, but also of other diseases transmitted by ticks. ...
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A tick bite responsible for unexplained allergies
It could be even more serious than Lyme disease. In the United States, the bite of a tick causes severe ...
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Ticks: nearly 3,000 bites recorded this summer in France
Children under 5 and adults between 20 and 40 are the main victims of these blood-hungry mites. The application Tick-report ...
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Lyme disease: foxes to the rescue
Lyme disease may have finally met its nemesis. The presence in forests of foxes would reduce the number of ticks ...
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Japan woman dies after bite of tick infected cat
This is the first known case of animal-to-human transmission of the SFTS virus. It kills in 20% of cases, and ...
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