Tickborne diseases: It’s not just Lyme disease
Ticks are arachnids, like spiders, scorpions and mites, from the Class Arachnida. While most tick bites do not transmit infectious disease, some very serious infections can be contracted from the bite of this More...
Oklahoma: Heartland Virus Disease the cause of a Delaware County death
The Oklahoma State Department of Health has confirmed the state’s first case and death of Heartland virus disease. The individual, a Delaware County resident reportedly died from complications from the relatively More...
MERS Not As Threatening As Other Diseases
The case of Middle Eastern Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) jumping from person to person earlier this week has had the Centers for Disease Control and the public worried over a possible pandemic. Now, infectious disease More...
Heartland Virus Cases Increase
The Heartland Virus, a new arthropod-harbored contagion, is drawing increased attention from hospitals and public health officials. As it stands now, five new cases have been documented in different parts of More...
