Description

Summer is here, but climate change has extended the tick season year-round, increasing the risk of various tick-borne diseases.

Meet HEALTH Yeah!, a podcast from Stony Brook Medicine. Dr. Andrew Handel, Dr. Sandeep Gandhi, and physician assistant Jerry Simons discuss tick prevention, recognizing symptoms of Lyme disease and other infections, and effective treatments. They also offer valuable advice on tick removal, the importance of tick identification, and addressing concerns about post-treatment Lyme disease syndrome and Alpha-Gal syndrome.

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• 00:00 Climate Change Fuel Tick-borne Diseases 
• 01:27 Meet the HEALTH Yeah!
• 02:58 Understanding Tick Bites and Prevention
• 05:18 Identifying and Removing Ticks
• 06:19 Types of Ticks and Their Diseases
• 10:51 Symptoms and Treatment of Lyme Disease
• 20:03 Post-Treatment Lyme Disease Syndrome
• 24:02 Other Tick-Borne Infections
• 28:22 Alpha-Gal Syndrome: The Red Meat Allergy
• 32:05 Conclusion and Health Resources

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For more information about the podcast HEALTH Yeah!, visit https://health.stonybrookmedicine.edu/podcasts/

Find out more practical prevention tips and information from the Stony Brook Southampton Regional Tick-Borne Disease Resource Center, including the Tick-Borne Disease Reference Handbook⁠.

C4E Presents is a production of Stony Brook’s Collaborative for the Earth.

Host: Heather Lynch

Editor: J.D. Allen

Program manager: Jennifer Gilday