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Heartland Virus Mystifies CDC

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Terry Graedon

September 06, 2012

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Terry Graedon

September 06, 2012

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The CDC has identified a new form of tick borne disease. Known as the Heartland virus, it has been found so far in only two patients, both Missouri men who had been bitten by ticks. They developed serious illness with high fevers. The virus appears to be related to a type of virus carried by mosquitoes, sand flies and ticks in China. If confirmed, this adds to the number of diseases transmitted by tick bites. Others include Lyme disease, ehrlichiosis, Rocky Mountain spotted fever and babesiosis.
[New England Journal of Medicine, Aug. 27, 2012]

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Terry Graedon

Terry Graedon, PhD, is a medical anthropologist and co-host of The People’s Pharmacy radio show, co-author of The People’s Pharmacy syndicated newspaper columns and numerous books, and co-founder of The People’s Pharmacy website. Terry taught in the Duke University School of Nursing and was an adjunct assistant professor in the Department of Anthropology. She is a Fellow of the Society of Applied Anthropology. Terry is one of the country's leading authorities on the science behind folk remedies.Read Terry's full bio.

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