Did you know most bites are actually from non venomous bugs but because the area becomes infected, people point the finger at the brown recluse, black widow and other spiders. A Staph Infection can result from any bug bite. One of our visitors was … [Read more...]
Lyme Disease
If you have a bulls-eye rash and possibly a fever, headache or muscle pain, then you may have Lyme Disease. Believe it or not, it's caused by a mouse, but not like you would think. The mouse has Borrelia burgdorferi (boar-ELL-ee-uh … [Read more...]
MRSA – What Does MRSA Look Like
Sometimes things are not what they seem. A visitor posted that a comment that he thought his wife was bitten by brown recluse which looked just like a bite, but instead it turned out to be a MRSA Staph Infection. Here is information on this … [Read more...]
Tularemia
Tularemia, or rabbit fever, is a bacterial disease that can infect humans and animals. Although the disease can be found throughout the US, children seem to get hit the hardest in summer when ticks and deer files are at their peek. Tularemia is … [Read more...]
Shingles
A shingles rash can mimic spider bites including bed bugs. This rash usually appears on one side of the face or body and lasts from 2 to 4 weeks. Its main symptom is pain, which can be quite severe. Other symptoms of shingles can include fever, … [Read more...]
Misdiagnosis of Juvenile Diabetes Type 1
Friends of ours just discovered their 6 year old son has Juvenile Diabetes. The look of pain on Mom and Dad's face is transparent as Jordon takes his shot, but being the little trooper he is, Jordon says "Don't worry, I'll get used to it"?. The … [Read more...]
Actinic keratosis
It may be possible to confuse Actinic keratosis with a spider bite. Actinic keratosis refered to as AK or solar keratosis is a premalignant condition of thick, scaly, or crusty patches of skin. People who have fair skin are more likely to have this … [Read more...]