by Jodi | Oct 13, 2021 | antibiotics, bacteria, chikungunya, deer tick, DEET, dengue fever, dermatology, dermatology np, dnp, doctor, doxycycline, early disseminated lyme disease, eastern equine encephalitis, erythema migrans, Health, healthy skin, history, insect bite, insect borne disease, insect repellent, insects, Ixodes, Lyme, Lyme Disease, mosquito, nurse practitioner, outdoors, permethrin, picaridin, repellent, Skin Care Advice, skin health, skin inflammation, skin quality, Skinformation, spirochete, strong skin, summer, summer guide, summertime, tick borne disease, ticks, Uncategorized, West Nile, Yellow Fever, Zika
Lyme disease is a widespread tick-borne disease in the United States. It is caused by the spirochete (bacteria) Borrelia burgdorferi, which is transmitted to humans by the blacklegged deer tick (Ixodes scapularis) and the western blacklegged deer tick (Ixodes...
by Jodi | Feb 29, 2012 | Cancer Prevention, Health
Have you (yes, YOU!) had your cancer screenings? I feel like my dog means business when he gives me THAT face, so I thought it would be appropriate for today’s blog on cancer screenings. I know we all become somewhat lax about taking care of ourselves and I am no...