In this Double Take video from the _New England Journal of Medicine,_ Sam Telford
and Robert Smith provide a clinical overview of the various tickborne diseases
commonly encountered across the United States, including Lyme disease,
babesiosis, and anaplasmosis, among others. Starting with characteristics of
ticks and their ability to act as disease vectors, the video reviews the clinical
presentation of these infections, clues on physical examination, and laboratory
tests to consider when encountering a patient with a potential tickborne
infection.
The _New England Journal of Medicine_ is the world's leading general medical
journal. Continuously published for over 200 years, the _Journal_ publishes
peer-reviewed research along with interactive clinical content for physicians,
educators, and the global medical community at https://NEJM.org.
and Robert Smith provide a clinical overview of the various tickborne diseases
commonly encountered across the United States, including Lyme disease,
babesiosis, and anaplasmosis, among others. Starting with characteristics of
ticks and their ability to act as disease vectors, the video reviews the clinical
presentation of these infections, clues on physical examination, and laboratory
tests to consider when encountering a patient with a potential tickborne
infection.
The _New England Journal of Medicine_ is the world's leading general medical
journal. Continuously published for over 200 years, the _Journal_ publishes
peer-reviewed research along with interactive clinical content for physicians,
educators, and the global medical community at https://NEJM.org.
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