Lyme Disease

A new health concern is brewing for tick bites. It's known as the Powassan Virus, and experts say it can be transmitted to humans in just minutes.

State officials say they've seen an increase in the number of ticks this year, including those carrying diseases.

A follow-up to the groundbreaking "Lyme and Reason: The Cause and Consequence of Lyme Disease," this follow-up -- called "The Voices of Change" -- focuses on the use of social media as a tool to inform and open the door to change on the Lyme disease front, and how patients, advocates, physicians and others are moving the conversation forward. Host Teresa Priolo sat down with TV personality and...

 An in-depth look at the cause and effect of Lyme disease.

Each year about 300,000 people in the United States will get Lyme disease, a tick-borne illness. The majority -- about 90-percent -- of those who get Lyme disease will take a short round of antibiotics and within a few weeks feel better. But doctors say 10 percent will develop long-term health problems known as post-treatment Lyme disease syndrome, or PTLDS.

Supermodel Bella Hadid and her mother, reality TV star Yolanda Hadid, are advocates for Lyme disease awareness. Both suffer from the incurable, chronic illness. On the day she was to receive an award from the Global Alliance Foundation for her work, Bella Hadid says she was ill.

Abra Morawiec raises and sells organic quail for meat and eggs. The owner of Feisty Acres Farm in Jamesport, Long Island, is also working to help preserve the local ecosystem.

In the Hudson Valley, more people are fighting Lyme disease than almost anywhere in the country. In fact one doctor called it an epidemic.

Just like human beings, dogs can also catch Lyme disease. And just like human beings, its effect on them is every bit as serious.

There are 25,000 new cases of Lyme Disease per month in the United States, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Despite the staggering statistic, awareness is lacking and so is funding for research and even health insurance coverage to battle the debilitating disease.

Resources on Lyme disease testing, treatment, prevention and advocacy.

There's yet another reason to protect yourself from tick bites this summer. Health officials are warning people about a disease that can stop your heart.

New York City's Health Department is targeting Staten Island with an online public awareness campaign about ticks and Lyme disease. The borough has more wooded areas than any other.

One of the nation's top oncologists nearly lost his life in 1994 after he and his wife lost two unborn children and a mysteriously illnes brought him to the brink of death.

Veterinarian Natalie Marks and Infectious Disease Specialist Dr. Patricia DeLamorra, share tips on preventing the spread of Lyme Disease in your pets.

The daughter of Tommy Hilfiger, Ally Hilfiger, says she lived a nightmare for nearly 14 years while doctors tried to figure out what was ailing her.

Singer and fashion designer Thalia Soldi beat Lyme Disease. She spoke about her ordeal, losing her hair and being bed-ridden for nearly one year.

Supermodel Bella Hadid has Lyme disease

A new bacterium can cause Lyme disease. Dr. Bruce Hirsch says the new bacteria were discovered in six Lyme disease patients in Minnesota, Wisconsin and North Dakota.