Berkshire County, have you ever been bitten by a tick? There are many tick-borne diseases, such as Lyme disease, that are extremely painful and, in rare cases, fatal.
Somewhat recently (actually in March of this year), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention(CDC) has released a report on an increasing trend of reported babesiosis cases in selected regions of the country.
Babesiosis is a nasty tick-borne disease that has become prevalent in the Northeast in recent years. According to the CDC, babesiosis is a disease that is spread primarily by creepy little blood-sucking animals called ticks.
of CDC It reports:
Babesia infections range from asymptomatic to life-threatening. Risk factors for severe babesiosis include asplenia, older age (>50 years), and impaired immune function.
Reported cases of babesiosis continue to rise in eight states, according to the CDC’s latest report. All eight of these states are located in the Northeast, including all New England states.
Minnesota and Wisconsin were also listed in previous CDC reports, and both states were found to have decreased reported cases of babesiosis. Also, Maine, New Hampshire, and Vermont, which were not on the list previously, have been added because of the fastest-growing recent cases.
The eight states on the latest list of increasing babesiosis reports are:
- Connecticut
- maine
- Massachusetts
- new hampshire
- new jersey
- new york
- rhode island
- Vermont
Symptoms of the disease include fever, headache, and muscle and joint pain. The severity of the disease ranges from mild to severe and, in rare cases, can be fatal.
For more information on the report, please visit the CDC website. here.
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