Department
Environmental Health Science
Degree
Graduate
Recommended Citation
Gilbert, Karen, "University Students’ Lyme Disease Knowledge and Protective Behaviors Pre-Versus Post-Intervention" (2014). University Presentation Showcase Event. 16.
https://encompass.eku.edu/swps/2014/2014/16
Abstract
Lyme disease, a bacterial disease caused by the tick-borne organism Borrelia burgdorferi, is the most common (over 90%) vector-borne disease in North America (Radolf, Caimano, Stevenson, & Hu, 2012). B. burdgorferi is carried by the Black-Legged Tick, Ixodes scapularis (also known as the “deer tick”).
Presentation format
Poster
Expected Graduation Date
2014
University Students’ Lyme Disease Knowledge and Protective Behaviors Pre-Versus Post-Intervention
Lyme disease, a bacterial disease caused by the tick-borne organism Borrelia burgdorferi, is the most common (over 90%) vector-borne disease in North America (Radolf, Caimano, Stevenson, & Hu, 2012). B. burdgorferi is carried by the Black-Legged Tick, Ixodes scapularis (also known as the “deer tick”).
