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Ticks are small, parasitic arachnids that can carry and transmit various diseases to humans and animals. Some common diseases associated with ticks include:
1. Lyme Disease: It is caused by the bacterium Borrelia burgdorferi and is transmitted primarily by the black-legged tick (Ixodes scapularis) in North America. Symptoms include fever, fatigue, headache, muscle and joint aches, and a characteristic skin rash.
2. Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever (RMSF): It is caused by the bacterium Rickettsia rickettsii and is transmitted by the American dog tick (Dermacentor variabilis) and the Rocky Mountain wood tick (Dermacentor andersoni). Symptoms include high fever, headache, rash, and muscle aches.
3. Babesiosis: It is caused by microscopic parasites of the Babesia family and is transmitted primarily by the black-legged tick. Symptoms may include fever, fatigue, muscle aches, and anemia.
4. Ehrlichiosis: It is caused by bacteria of the Ehrlichia family and is transmitted by the Lone Star tick (Amblyomma americanum) and the black-legged tick. Symptoms may include fever, headache, fatigue, and muscle aches.
To avoid tick-borne diseases, consider the following preventive measures:
1. Wear protective clothing: When venturing into tick-prone areas like forests or grassy areas, wear long-sleeved shirts, long pants, and closed-toe shoes. Tuck pants into socks and opt for light-colored clothing to spot ticks easily.
2. Use tick repellents: Apply an EPA-approved insect repellent containing DEET (N,N-diethyl-meta-toluamide) or picaridin on exposed skin. Permethrin-based repellents can be used on clothing, shoes, and camping gear to repel ticks.
3. Perform regular tick checks: After spending time outdoors, thoroughly check your body for ticks. Pay close attention to areas such as the scalp, behind the ears, underarms, groin, and the back of the knees. Promptly remove any attached ticks using tweezers, grasping them as close to the skin's surface as possible.
4. Create a tick-safe environment: Keep lawns and outdoor recreational areas well-maintained. Clear leaf litter, tall grasses, and brush around your home to minimize tick habitats. Consider using tick control products or seek professional pest control services if necessary.
5. Check pets and gear: Pets can carry ticks indoors, so ensure regular tick checks and appropriate tick prevention measures for your pets. Examine camping gear, backpacks, and other outdoor equipment for ticks before bringing them indoors.
Remember, early detection and proper removal of ticks can reduce the risk of contracting tick-borne diseases. If you develop symptoms after a tick bite, seek medical attention promptly and inform your healthcare provider about the exposure to ticks.
“I'm not going down on my knees begging you to adore me
Can't you see it's misery and torture for me?
When I'm misunderstood, try as hard as you can
I've tried as hard as I could
To make you see
How important it is for me
Here is a plea from my heart to you
Nobody knows me as well as you do
You know how hard it is for me to shake the disease
That takes hold of my tongue in situations like these
Understand me…”
The beautiful cover by Hooverphonic: youtu.be/J3OMKTQK8-8
7 Health Benefits of Brussels Sprouts :
Brussels sprouts are rich in antioxidants - They’re high in fiber - They pack a vitamin C punch - They are loaded with vitamin K - They may reduce inflammation - They provide disease protection - They help with blood sugar regulation.
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Theme : "Vegetables" - February 17, 2020
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Asian elephant***Elephas maximus
Tierpark Hagenbeck
Hamburg
female Anjuli, born July 2015
Mother: Yashoda Father: Gajendra
male Kanja, born January 2016
Mother: Kandy Father: Gajendra
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ANJULI gestorben heute, 13.06.2018
KANJA gestorben 08.06.2018
Beide Elefanten Kinder starben an der Viruserkrankung Elefanten Herpes Virus EEHV 1
Both elephant children died from the viral disease elephant herpes virus EEHV 1
Rest in Peace my lovely Babys :'(
If my last Flickr photo - the owl - was the sublime, then this can only be the grotesque.
The (in)famous Northern Pulp Mill at Abercrombie, Pictou County, Nova Scotia.
A juvenile rock beauty (holacanthus tricolor) in front of mountainous star coral (orbicella faveolata).
Rock beauties are teases. They are relatively numerous, obviously easy to spot and they allow for a somewhat close approach, but not as close as you would like for an underwater shot as they often turn away or duck into a crack at the last moment. This juvenile wasn't as skittish as a typical adult. Unlike many other fish, juvenile rock beauties look like what they will become as they age, but maybe more of a red accent on the dorsal and anal fins.
It is a challenge to get a clean background underwater. Here, the rock beauty is posing in front of a large mountainous star coral. Unfortunately, there is a good chance this coral is dead now. This image was taken earlier this year. We returned to this site in the summer and much to our disappointment, probably 1/3 of the hard corals, if not more, were dead.
I don't know if it was "just" coral bleaching or due to disease, such as the stony coral tissue loss disease (first identified in FL in 2014, bit.ly/3fBTIEt), but it was very deflating to see it happen at a site that had so many magnificent and massive hard corals. Mountainous star coral is listed as "endangered" by IUCN.
Hi my name is Cherish and I'm addicted to PINK...it's like a disease ! Just say'n ! ;)
Listening to....Disturbia- Rihanna...
On our trip to Hawaii earlier this year, some friends of mine were beyond gracious in allowing my wife and me to stay/lodge quite a while in a studio apartment they own at their home in Oahu, near the town of Kailua. This photo overlooking Kane'ohe Bay was taken from a window in the apartment. Wiki says, "Kane'ohe Bay...is the largest sheltered body of water in the main Hawaiian Islands. The Bay is approximately 8 mi (13 km) long and 2.7 mi (4.3 km) wide, with a mouth opening of about 4.6 mi." Needless to say it was a fantastic place to unwind and relax, and we are eternally grateful to those friends for the opportunity they provided.
Quote Of The Day:
"Politicians need human misery. ... Government's a disease masquerading as its own cure." L. Neil Smith (1946-2021)
This is the third rework for one of the picture i have already made for the International Symposium of Contemporary Art of Milan (15-22 May 2011), about the mental disease and solidarity. At the events, workshops and activities were some artists coming from all europe, expressing their art in different disciplines: photography, painting, sculpture ....At the end of it there were some exhibitions in different locations in Milan and arounds of the most significative artworks.
Depeche Mode - Shake The Disease
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December 30, 2025 - January 23, 2026
◦ Nose Piercing: GHB - Sakrament
◦ Choker: Hades - Devil Choker
◦ Earrings: Borderline - Sacrificial
◦ Halo: Synthesis - Saint's Halo
Dutch Elm Disease. I think this is the artistic, spider-like damage caused by the larvae of the elm bark beetle.
From the Woodland Trust - This now infamous tree disease has killed millions of elm trees in the UK over the last 50 years. It’s changed parts of our landscape forever. Dutch elm disease is caused by the fungus Ophiostoma novo-ulmi which is spread by elm bark beetles. It got its name from the team of Dutch pathologists who carried out research on the disease in the 1920s.
Yeah, now the work force is disgusted, downs tools, walks
Innocence is injured, experience just talks
Everyone seeks damages, everyone agrees that
These are classic symptoms of a monetary squeeze
On ITV and BBC they talk about the curse
Philosophy is useless, theology is worse
History boils over, there's an economics freeze
Sociologists invent words that mean "industrial disease"
The Laysan duck (Anas laysanensis) is a fascinating and unique species of duck that is native to the Hawaiian Islands. This small, colorful duck is known for its distinctive plumage, which includes a green head, brownish-gray body, and bright orange legs and feet.
This bird is also known for its remarkable conservation story, having been brought back from the brink of extinction in the 20th century through a combination of captive breeding and habitat restoration efforts. Today, the Laysan duck is considered a conservation success story, but its populations remain vulnerable to threats such as habitat loss, predation, and disease.
The Laysan duck is a social bird that typically lives in small groups or pairs. They are active during the day and feed on a variety of aquatic invertebrates, seeds, and vegetation. During the breeding season, males will perform courtship displays, including head bobbing and vocalizations, to attract females.
The female will then build a nest on the ground, usually near water, and lay a clutch of 4-6 eggs. Both parents will take turns incubating the eggs and caring for the ducklings once they hatch. They are also a strong flier and can migrate short distances between islands, but is primarily a non-migratory bird.
Taken with my Nikon D850.
My attempt at the "Smile on Saturday" theme "blue for you - ME 2022"
On May 12 it's ME/CFS and Fibromyalgia International Awareness Day.
M.E. Awareness Week was established by patient advocates and is focused on May 12th, the birthday of Florence Nightingale, who was believed to have suffered with M.E.
From 1857 Nightingale found herself often disabled by poor health, which some suggest may well have been Chronic Fatigue Syndrome(CFS).
As a result, Nightingale now has been adopted as a kind of patron saint for this under-studied disease.
CFS sufferers commemorate her birthday as a kind of rallying point; their own lamp in the dark.
Shot with an Agfa "Color-Agolon 90 mm F 2.5" (projection) lens on a Canon EOS R5.
The vet said it squawk should pass squawk and it is not uncommon squawk ..then told me to go and sit on the fence and enjoy my seed..LOL squawk.
Alright brian go and take 3 asprin and lie down HAHAHAHAHA squawk !!!!!
... and there it was, the spreader injector of TBE, the Lyme disease marauder, the undoubtedly worst forest and meadow summer enemy we humans face during the summer half year...
The tick!!!
Patiently waiting in nature's vegetation with outstretched limbs for us prey to pass so they can attack and penetrate our skin where they unleash their armies of ill-tempered bacteria and viruses into our relatively fragile body.
My God
Vaccinate yourselves!!!
I'm rather proud of the Aussie response to Covid-19. Even so, I've spent too long in isolation as this little ditty sprang into my head, to the tune of Australia's national anthem, 'Advance Australia Fair': www.youtube.com/watch?v=aQyiZNZaj00
"Australians all let us rejoice
For we are Covid free,
We've golden soil & free health for toil
Our home 'aint dirt by "C";
Our land abounds in nature's gifts
Of diseases we are rare,
On pandemic's stage, let every page
Advance Australia Fair,
In healthy strains then let us sing
Advance Australia Fair."
"Do you know that disease and death must needs overtake us, no matter what we are doing?... what do you wish to be doing when it overtakes you?... If you have anything better to be doing when you are so overtaken, get to work on that." ~Epictetus
"I don't want to get to the end of my life and find that I lived just the length of it. I want to have lived the width of it as well." ~Diane Ackerman
I appreciate your visits, comments, awards and invitations. Carpe diem, my friends...!
Best seen on black - press L or click on image above.
I’ve had this image sitting on the shelf for a while now. I had a theme in mind when I set up the shot but there is something about this image that has just not been working for me.
I like the colours in the sky. I like the smooth but slightly rippled finish on the water. I even like the turbines and I’ve deliberately kept in the power masts and the stacks from the refinery over the hill but I can’t get my head around that grungy mess of a pier. I’m so accustomed to trying to keep all the elements in an image balanced and appealing, like a good landscape should be, that this just doesn't seem right but you know if you change your perspective then interesting can work too. I started to think about the juxtaposition of the beautiful colour of the sky and water being put in comparison to the desolation of the broken pier. If you think about the image as an impression of industrial decay amidst the beauty of nature then I begin to see the appeal.
Please feel free to give me some feedback if you think the combination works or is just a bunch of pretentious crap. I’m thick skinned and I won’t be upset if you want to be honest. Well, hopefully not too upset…
What there is to say? I love medicine, i love the ability to heal, to aid people, the knowledge about human body and the responsability in taking desitions that can change a person's life.I just enjoy Med School, I want to be a better doctor, i WANT to, i dont feel obligated to be one... and that feels good.
Alzheimer’s disease is the most prevalent reason of dementia that has inflicted an approximate 5.3 million individuals in the United States.
Read about Alzheimer's Disease
9- Gorliz Hospital from Beach cover
Muriola-Barrika-Bizkaia.-Basque Country
Pls zoom
El Hospital de Górliz es un hospital público de Vizcaya, que se encuentra dentro del Servicio Vasco de Salud-Osakidetza.
Historia
Se abrió en el 1919, y es uno de los hospitales más antiguos de todo el País Vasco. En aquel tiempo, solamente era para niños con tuberculosis en los huesos. Se construyó porque recibía mucho sol y yodo. Fue hospital infantil hasta el final de la década de 1980. Hoy en día, este hospital atiende a pacientes con enfermedades crónicas, especializado en problemas neurológicos, con ayuda de la rehabilitación.
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The Górliz Hospital is a public hospital in Vizcaya, which is part of the Basque Health Service-Osakidetza.
History
It opened in 1919, and is one of the oldest hospitals in the entire Basque Country. At that time, it was only for children with tuberculosis in the bones. It was built because it received a lot of sun and iodine. It was a children's hospital until the end of the 1980s. Today, this hospital cares for patients with chronic diseases, specializing in neurological problems, with the help of rehabilitation.
Ref:Wikipedia
Another frosty morning yesterday's a. chance to grab a. couple of melting frost shots at coffee break. The frosty bracken fronds were the closest thing to where we were working , and gave . wonderful sparkly subject. A Heart Disease Called Love is by John Cooper Clarke.
My poor lovely Audrey. Although the disease was first spotted in Pedigree dolls, and was named'Pedigree Doll Disease' it was soon noted that the condition could affect other makes of hard plastic doll and the name was changed to 'hard plastic disease' (HPD).
Although relatively rare, collectors of hard plastic dolls must be aware of the condition and be alert for early symptoms. There are several theories as to the reason the dolls can develop this condition - a reaction of metal to plastic, due to rusting of the metal eye pieces or joining rods, poor storage conditions - a damp loft or warm, moist conditions, high humidity or being stored in a plastic bag.
Symptoms of HPD include indication a smell of vinegar or acetone, small vertical lines around the nose, roughening around the wrists, noticeable loss of colour - especially in a limb, pink or red blotches on the head, small bumps. Eventually the doll will warp, white crusty patches appearing on the surface of the plastic and the the doll will ooze a brown liquid. The plastic is literally dissolving.
The doll must be isolated from other plastic dolls as the disease can spread.
So that is why Audrey stands in a broken mug in the corner, hidden from others by a large dolls house. She holds too many memories for me to part with her - my Dear Grandma bought her for me from a Scouts Jumble Sale in the early 60s - and I played with her for hours as I did all my dolls. Audrey was such a delight - shy but very sensible and everyone loved her. I still love her! I last posted photos of Audrey on Flickr 12 years ago - she had HPD then - so it’s taken some time for her to reach this stage. I think I’ll gently give her a wash and see how much longer she lasts. Unfortunately I am of guilty of keeping her for too long in the attic with extreme changes in temperature. Luckily the disease hasn’t passed to my other hard plastic doll, Sarah Jane.