{"id":7446,"date":"2012-04-12T15:32:11","date_gmt":"2012-04-12T19:32:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/upstater.com\/?p=7446"},"modified":"2014-06-18T07:18:59","modified_gmt":"2014-06-18T11:18:59","slug":"a-tick-disease-to-rival-lyme","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/upstater.com\/a-tick-disease-to-rival-lyme\/","title":{"rendered":"A Tick Disease to Rival Lyme"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"mceTemp mceIEcenter\" style=\"text-align: center;\">\n<dl id=\"attachment_7447\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"width: 530px;\">\n<dt class=\"wp-caption-dt\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/31031835@N08\/6885765803\/sizes\/z\/in\/photostream\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-7447 \" title=\"deer-tick\" src=\"http:\/\/upstater.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/deer-tick.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"520\" height=\"292\" srcset=\"https:\/\/upstater.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/deer-tick.jpg 640w, https:\/\/upstater.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/deer-tick-200x113.jpg 200w, https:\/\/upstater.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/deer-tick-520x293.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 520px) 100vw, 520px\" \/><\/a><\/dt>\n<dd class=\"wp-caption-dd\">Flickr\/John Tann<\/dd>\n<\/dl>\n<\/div>\n<p>From the infection disease hysteria department, this just in: as if there&#8217;s not already enough Lyme Disease upstate, particularly in <a title=\"Perhaps Not a Real Estate Boom Upstate, But a Tick Boom?\" href=\"http:\/\/upstater.luminarymedia.com\/2011\/12\/07\/perhaps-not-a-real-estate-boom-upstate-but-a-tick-boom\/\" target=\"_blank\">Dutchess County<\/a>,<a href=\"http:\/\/www.timesunion.com\/default\/article\/Ticks-have-a-new-threat-to-offer-3467669.php\" target=\"_blank\"> news comes from Albany<\/a> that a new tick-borne disease is on the rise. &#8220;It is called anaplasmosis,&#8221; writes the Times-Union, &#8220;and it feels like a terrible case of the flu or mononucleosis. The bacterial infection causes a fever, headache, muscle pain, malaise, chills, nausea and confusion.&#8221; People over 65 are more prone to it, so watch out, boomers and Greatest Generation folks.<\/p>\n<p>The good news is that it tends to respond to anti-biotics and, while it&#8217;s on the rise, it&#8217;s not so pervasive. &#8220;In 2009, there were 58 cases of anaplasmosis in the nine counties around Albany, but the number doubled by 2011, reaching 114, according to the state Department of Health.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Tick season is expected to be fierce, due to our warm winter, so as always, wear your unfashionable socks-over-pants outfits and perform ritual tick checks!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Flickr\/John Tann From the infection disease hysteria department, this just in: as if there&#8217;s not already enough Lyme Disease upstate, particularly in Dutchess County, news comes from Albany that a new tick-borne disease is on the rise. &#8220;It is called anaplasmosis,&#8221; 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