We are lucky to have Saravanan Thangamani as this week’s guest on our Mythbuster Monday series! As a member of the Alliance board and a SUNY Empire Innovation Professor in the Department of Microbiology and Immunology at the SUNY Upstate Medical University, Saravanan has a wealth of knowledge on tick-borne and mosquito-borne diseases. Listen below Read More »
“I think I must have had Lyme disease for 5 to 7 years before it was diagnosed…or misdiagnosed.” Judy lays out her symptoms, her discomfort with a misdiagnosis, a friend’s tip about Lyme, long travels for help, sketchy testing and eventual solutions and relief. https://youtu.be/mDS22daDUds Read More »
“Ticks can fall from trees, right?” “Isn’t a bullseye rash the only real indication of a tick bite?” The above statements are two common myths about ticks. Fortunately, Brian Leydet, MPH, PhD - an assistant professor of Epidemiology and Disease Ecology at SUNY-ESF and an Alliance board member - addresses these and other misconceptions in Read More »
“Trusting and believing in yourself, and being your own advocate is one the most important things.” Local broadcast journalist at News Channel 9, Nicole Sommavilla details her long struggle with the chronic effects of Lyme disease and shares some techniques and coping mechanisms that have worked for her. If you want to learn more about Read More »
Simone Seward and her family love being outside in the summer, and she’s learned how to keep them safe from ticks. “Because of our conversations that we have about prevention and tick bites, they actually will do it for me and they kind of keep each other in check.” https://youtu.be/IVCRIHC149k Read More »
On 6/23/2020, CNY Lyme and Tick-Borne Disease Alliance hosted a Ticks and Tick-Borne Diseases in CNY workshop in partnership with Byrne Dairy Inc. Presenter Brian Leydet, PhD, of SUNY ESF talked about Lyme and tick-borne diseases in CNY - prevention, identification, diagnosis, symptoms. Brian also covered information for farms, agriculture and home yard protection. https://youtu.be/YTSTJQnYtAc Read More »
"We just couldn't figure out what was wrong with her." For our fifth Lyme Story Sunday, Megan Santy shares her experience with Lyme disease as a pet owner. https://youtu.be/eSGWhEocVAo Read More »
https://youtu.be/AJuLiK_STBE We were excited to be invited to join Symphoria's new Community Spotlight this week! Executive Director Royale Scuderi and Board Chair Anne Messenger sat down with Kelly Covert to discuss what Central New Yorkers can do to protect themselves while we are all enjoying this great weather outside! Learn more about Symphoria at http://experiencesymphoria.org/ Read More »
A healthy teenage boy suddenly develops throbbing headaches, overwhelming weakness, a 105° fever. After multiple ER visits, no skin checks, misdiagnoses, his mom calls a nurse friend, whose infectious disease doctor husband instantly says, "Nina, he has Lyme." Listen to the story. https://youtu.be/DO2RkqlsCqc Read More »
https://youtu.be/rSdmJkTjmvM Ticks and the Environment - National Lyme Disease Awareness Month "Brian did an excellent job both in the material and his presentation. One Tick in Two may carry a DISEASE!" On 5/19/2020, CNY Lyme and Tick-Borne Disease Alliance in partnership with Liverpool Public Library hosted Brian Leydet, PhD, of SUNY ESF (College of Environmental Read More »
