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Topic: Insects & Spiders

The “Other” Problems with Ticks: Part 2

January 11, 2020 Tom Welch

IN THE LAST ISSUE, we began to review the host of other disorders associated with tick exposure besides Lyme disease, starting…

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The “Other” Problems with Ticks: Part 1

January 5, 2020 Tom Welch

ALONG WITH NEIGHBORING PENNSYLVANIA, New York State is the epicenter of tick-borne illnesses in the U.S. Outdoor publications, including this…

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Don’t be Bugged by Bugs

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Worldwide, insect – or tick-transmitted diseases are among the most common causes of death and disability. While the hiker in…

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Ticked Off

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Ticks are unpleasant little creatures, with a well-deserved bad rap in medicine. Few organisms have been associated with the spread…

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Hantavirus: Yet another worry in the Adirondacks?

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Just when I think I have heard everything when it comes to health concerns in the Adirondacks, something new comes…

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Lyme Disease Update 2014

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This has been a busy year for Lyme disease in New York State, with the illness beginning to make inroads…

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Do Spiders “Bite”?

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It is not often that my “day job” as an academic physician intersects with my “real job” as an outdoor…

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The Dark Side of Mosquitoes

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All who hike or camp in the Adirondacks have a particularly bad mosquito story. Many of us return from a…

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