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Meeting held to help people with Lyme disease : weau





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Meeting held to help people with Lyme disease

Meeting held to help people with Lyme disease
Meeting held to help people with Lyme disease
Hopefully, many of you have been careful about not getting bit by ticks this summer, because Wisconsin is one of the top five states for people being diagnosed with Lyme disease.Monday night, a free informational meeting is helping people learn how to deal with the disease.Wear long clothes, avoid wooded areas, use repellents such as DEET; all advice on how to prevent the bite of a tick carrying Lyme disease."About 35 percent of the ticks that were found in our county parks in Eau Claire have Lyme disease," said Eau Claire County Health Director Lieske Giese.


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Tick bites and Lyme disease on the rise

Tick bites and Lyme disease on the rise
Tick bites and Lyme disease on the rise
Worse than their bite: diseases spread by ticks (Keystone)Physicians in Switzerland have seen a sharp increase in the number of tick bites as well as cases of Lyme disease this year.As of the end of July, doctors across the nation had treated 22,000 people for tick bites.In comparison, the whole of 2015 saw just 14,300 visits, according to the Federal Office of Public Health.The figure is the highest since the office started recording tick bite cases in 2008.


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Yolanda Hadid undergoes surgery to combat Lyme disease

Yolanda Hadid undergoes surgery to combat Lyme disease
Yolanda Hadid undergoes surgery to combat Lyme disease
A photo posted by YOLANDA (@yolanda.hadid) on Aug 23, 2016 at 8:32pm PDTYolanda Hadid is still fighting Lyme disease.On Tuesday, the former "Real Housewives of Beverly Hills" star shared a post-surgery photo on Instagram as she recovered with two friends at her bedside."I am seeking, I am striving and I am in it to win it with all of my heart………… #LymeDiseaseAwareness #TvamSurgery #LastChapter #SearchingForACure #RemissionInSight," she wrote.Hadid, 52, who has long battled Lyme disease, revealed she underwent the TVAM (Transvascular Autonomic Modulation) procedure, in which a catheter is inserted into one's jugular vein through a small incision.


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RHOB's Yolanda Foster undergoes surgery in bid to finally conquer her Lyme disease

RHOB's Yolanda Foster undergoes surgery in bid to finally conquer her Lyme disease
RHOB's Yolanda Foster undergoes surgery in bid to finally conquer her Lyme disease
She has been trying to fight her way back to health for four years and now she is stepping up her battle to achieve wellness.Yolanda Foster has opted to undergo a relatively new surgical treatment in order to alleviate the symptoms of Lyme disease.On Tuesday, the 52-year-old shared a picture of herself in a hospital bed as she recovered from having what is known as a Transvascular Autonomic Modulation (TVAM) procedure.Scroll down for videoContinuing her fight: Yolanda Foster has opted to undergo a relatively new surgical treatment in order to alleviate the symptoms of Lyme disease, with the star having what is known as a Transvascular Autonomic Modulation (TVAM) procedure on TuesdayIn the photograph, the former Real Housewives Of Beverly Hills star was having her heart and blood pressure monitored as she tried to relaxed by playing cards with friend Paige and Lyme Disease advocate Daisy White.


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