Lyme on the Loose: What's Inside This Tick?

Abstract:

This BioBulletin Web site takes a close look at the Lyme disease epidemic in the U.S. The site includes text, videos, photographs, and interviews with key scientists. The Introduction lays out the set of biological and environmental circumstances that have converged to create the perfect conditions for a Lyme disease epidemic. Trees, Ticks, and Spirochetes takes an in-depth look at Lyme disease, including its ecology. Fewer Trees, More Disease examines the link between deforestation and Lyme disease epidemics. Outbreaks from Outer Space discusses landscape epidemiology and how satellite imagery is being used to study and predict high-risk areas. Disease Detectives looks at the work of epidemiologists and how they solved the mystery of Lyme disease.

Subject:

Science and Technology

Grade Level:

Secondary, Post-secondary

SubTopics:

Plants and Forests , Industrial and Agricultural Impacts

Collection:

American Museum of Natural History