Tincup
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We need a cure, not another partial theory that can't be substantiated. We need something other than what a 5th grader could provide, and be able to do so without using tax-payer monies.
Am J Trop Med Hyg. 2014 Jan 27. [Epub ahead of print] Meteorological Influences on the Seasonality of Lyme Disease in the United States.
Moore SM, Eisen RJ, Monaghan A, Mead P. Author information
Research Applications Laboratory, National Center for Atmospheric Research, Boulder, Colorado; Division of Vector-Borne Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Fort Collins, Colorado.
Abstract Lyme disease (Borrelia burgdorferi infection) is the most common vector-transmitted disease in the United States.
The majority of human Lyme disease (LD) cases occur in the summer months, but the timing of the peak occurrence varies geographically and from year to year.
We calculated the beginning, peak, end, and duration of the main LD season in 12 highly endemic states from 1992 to 2007 and then examined the association between the timing of these seasonal variables and several meteorological variables.
An earlier beginning to the LD season was positively associated with higher cumulative growing degree days through Week 20, lower cumulative precipitation, a lower saturation deficit, and proximity to the Atlantic coast.
The timing of the peak and duration of the LD season were also associated with cumulative growing degree days, saturation deficit, and cumulative precipitation, but no meteorological predictors adequately explained the timing of the end of the LD season.
PMID: 24470565 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
steve1906
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What,,,who the hell dos'nt know that/ Thank God for these guys> Research Applications Laboratory, National Center for Atmospheric Research, Boulder, Colorado; Division of Vector-Borne Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Fort Collins, Colorado.
What would we do without them---I know, Maybe live a pain-free life!
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Tincup
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I agree Steve!
Sad to think what they spend buying coffee each month is more than most receive to live on after being disabled by tick borne diseases.
GretaM
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As soon as I read "calculated" my mind saw "blah blah blah blah blah".
Another computer printout using non representative numbers. Most prevelant in the summer months?
Please... How about year fricking round depending on georgraphical location.
Blah blah blah boneheads. Is what my brain took away from that study.
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GretaM
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Although in defense of the scientists doing the calculations, their hearts are in the right places.
They can't help that they used a bunch of phony numbers from the CDC.
But the CDC once again has skewed real science and any hope for lyme disease prevention by their "deny deny deny" routine. Posts: 4358 | From British Columbia, Canada | Registered: Jun 2013
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Who cares when they are prevalent. Just kill the damn bugs already.
We wouldn't have to worry about epidemic lyme if the powers to be would just kill the bug.
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