TY - BOOK AU - Institute of Medicine TI - Critical Needs and Gaps in Understanding Prevention, Amelioration, and Resolution of Lyme and Other Tick-Borne Diseases: The Short-Term and Long-Term Outcomes: Workshop Report SN - 978-0-309-21109-3 DO - 10.17226/13134 PY - 2011 UR - https://nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/13134/critical-needs-and-gaps-in-understanding-prevention-amelioration-and-resolution-of-lyme-and-other-tick-borne-diseases PB - The National Academies Press CY - Washington, DC LA - English KW - Health and Medicine AB - A single tick bite can have debilitating consequences. Lyme disease is the most common disease carried by ticks in the United States, and the number of those afflicted is growing steadily. If left untreated, the diseases carried by ticks--known as tick-borne diseases--can cause severe pain, fatigue, neurological problems, and other serious health problems. The Institute of Medicine held a workshop October 11-12, 2010, to examine the state of the science in Lyme disease and other tick-borne diseases. ER -