1.
Nurse Pract
; 25(10): 38-40, 43-4, 47-8 passim; quiz 56-7, 2000 Oct.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-11068777
ABSTRACT
Lyme disease, the most common vector-borne illness in North America, is a multisystem, multistage infectious disease caused by the tick-transmitted spirochete Borrelia burgdorferi. Although Lyme disease is not fatal, it can cause musculoskeletal, neurological, and cardiovascular manifestations that may be difficult to treat. Clinicians must also be aware of other potentially fatal tick-borne diseases such as babesiosis, ehrlichiosis, and Rocky Mountain spotted fever. Early identification and treatment of tick-borne diseases are crucial to preventing devastating sequelae.
Subject(s)
Lyme Disease , Tick-Borne Diseases , Animals , Anti-Bacterial Agents/therapeutic use , Babesiosis/diagnosis , Babesiosis/epidemiology , Babesiosis/therapy , Diagnosis, Differential , Ehrlichiosis/diagnosis , Ehrlichiosis/epidemiology , Ehrlichiosis/therapy , Ehrlichiosis/transmission , Humans , Lyme Disease/diagnosis , Lyme Disease/epidemiology , Lyme Disease/therapy , Lyme Disease/transmission , Mass Screening , Risk Factors , Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever/diagnosis , Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever/epidemiology , Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever/therapy , Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever/transmission , Tick-Borne Diseases/diagnosis , Tick-Borne Diseases/epidemiology , Tick-Borne Diseases/therapy , Tick-Borne Diseases/transmission , United States/epidemiology , Vaccination
2.
Br J Clin Pract
; 27(10): 365-71, 1973 Oct.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-4601730
Subject(s)
Alkynes/therapeutic use , Amobarbital/therapeutic use , Pentanols/therapeutic use , Promethazine/therapeutic use , Sleep Wake Disorders/drug therapy , Adult , Aged , Clinical Trials as Topic , Drug Therapy, Combination , Female , Humans , Male , Middle Aged , Placebos , Promethazine/administration & dosage
3.
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg
; 51(1): 81-7, 1966 Jan.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-5901074