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Critical Needs and Gaps in Understanding Prevention, Amelioration, and Resolution of Lyme and Other Tick-Borne Diseases: The Short-Term and Long-Term Outcomes: Workshop Report
Critical Needs and Gaps in Understanding Prevention Amelioration and Resolution of Lyme and Other TickBorne Diseases The ShortTerm and LongTerm Outcomes Workshop Report Author:Committee on Lyme Disease and Other Tick-Borne Diseases: The State of the Science, Board on Population Health and Public Health Practice, Institute of Medicine A single tick bite can have debilitating consequences. Lyme disease is the most common disease carried by ticks in the United States, and the number of those afflicted is growing steadily. If left untreated, the diseases carried by ticks--known as tick-borne diseases--can cause severe pain, fatigue, neurological problems, and other serious healt... more »h problems. The Institute of Medicine held a workshop October 11-12, 2010, to examine the state of the science in Lyme disease and other tick-borne diseases.« less