Tuesday, August 11, 2020
A new study finds that one province of Rhode Island has among the highest percentage of those with Lyme disease.
The risk of exposure to vector-borne diseases caused by bug bites can increase as mosquitoes, meat, and ticks can spread viruses and bacteria, including Zika, bubonic plague, and Lyme disease.
Of all the diseases in the United States, tick is the most common. According to a 2018 issue published by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, cases of tick-borne illness in the US and its territories more than doubled from 2004 to 2016, with Lyme disease accounting for 82% of these cases, “writes Wall Street 247.
37. Washington County, Rhode Island
> Lyme disease cases 5 years to 2018 per 10,000 people: 102
> Cases of Lyme disease 5 years through 2018: 1,293
> Worst year for Lyme disease since 2000: 394 in 2002
> Total population: 126,242
Washington County is the only county in Rhode Island that ranks among the worst counties for Lyme disease. It has the third highest median household income among those counties, at $ 81,301 annually. According to County Health Rankings by 2020, 92.2% of the population has access to exercise facilities.
Overall, it is worst in the U.S. Jefferson County, Pennsylvania – the state of Keystone has 20 of the top 50 counties for the disease.
‘Lyme disease is a bacterial infection spread by western black-legged ticks on the Pacific coast and hearts throughout the rest of the country. The boxes are inhabited by wooded areas and long grass. If left untreated, Lyme disease can cause an array of symptoms, including arthritis, facial paralysis and nerve pain, ”Wall Street writes.
Methodology
Using data from the CDC, 24/7 Tempo has compiled the 50 worst counties for Lyme disease in the US. Falls of Lyme disease are most common in the Northeast Polder, the Mid-Atlantic Ocean and the Midwest.
Ticks generally need to be fixed for at least 36 hours to spread the bacterium. In most cases, transmission occurs through the bite of small (less than 2mm), immature infertile nodules that are detected on the skin.
Nymphs feed in the spring and summer, so extra precautions should be taken when these are outdoors these days. Precautions include wearing insect repellents, treating clothing and gear with permethrin, and checking your body and clothing for signs after you have spent time outdoors. Here are 16 tips for preventing coronavirus and other viral infections.
Click here to see the 50 worst counties for Lyme disease
To identify the 50 worst counties for Lyme disease, 24/7 Tempo reported the number of Lyme disease cases between 2014 and 2018 for every 10,000 people in the 3,143 counties, followed by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Emerging and Zoonotic Infectious Diseases (NCEZID), Division of Vector-Borne Diseases (DVBD).
Population data were obtained from the US Census Bureau’s 2018 American Community Survey 2018 and are averaging 5 years.
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