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1 Lyme Disease: What the Wilderness Provider Needs to Know
Joseph D. Forrester, MD, MSc, J. Priyanka Vakkalanka, ScM, Christopher P. Holstege, MD, Paul S. Mead, MD, MPH  Wilderness & Environmental Medicine  Volume 26, Issue 4, Pages (December 2015) DOI: /j.wem Copyright © Terms and Conditions

2 Figure 1 Ixodes scapularis life forms. Dime is provided for size reference (figure courtesy of CDC). Wilderness & Environmental Medicine  , DOI: ( /j.wem ) Copyright © Terms and Conditions

3 Figure 2 Lifecycle of the Ixodes scapularis tick (figure courtesy of CDC). Wilderness & Environmental Medicine  , DOI: ( /j.wem ) Copyright © Terms and Conditions

4 Figure 3 Adult Ixodes scapularis questing (figure courtesy of CDC).
Wilderness & Environmental Medicine  , DOI: ( /j.wem ) Copyright © Terms and Conditions

5 Figure 4 Reported cases of Lyme disease in the United States by county of residence, One dot is placed randomly within the county of residence for each confirmed case (figure courtesy of CDC). Wilderness & Environmental Medicine  , DOI: ( /j.wem ) Copyright © Terms and Conditions

6 Figure 5 Erythema migrans lesion, left underarm (figure courtesy of CDC). Wilderness & Environmental Medicine  , DOI: ( /j.wem ) Copyright © Terms and Conditions

7 Figure 6 Degree of Ixodes scapularis nymph engorgement by duration of feed. A millimeter bar is provided for size reference (figure courtesy of CDC). Wilderness & Environmental Medicine  , DOI: ( /j.wem ) Copyright © Terms and Conditions


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