Tick Talk
Interview with Bobbi Pritt, M.D. and Justin Kreuter, M.D. With tick season upon us, we decided now would be a great time to have a "tick talk." We will start with the basics of ticks and work our way through trending topics such as the diseases they carr
Lab Medicine Rounds · Mayo Clinic Laboratories
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Show Notes
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00:00 Podcast Intro
00:39 Introduction of Bobbi Pritt, M.D.
00:56 What are ticks?
1:42 What diseases can be transmitted by ticks?
2:03 Background on ticks
2:46 What should we be suspicious of for the diseases ticks carry? (Location)
4:03 When should I be really concerned about tick borne disease? (Timing)
4:56 Laboratory Testing
6:15 Links to Resources (Algorithm & CDC website):
https://www.mayocliniclabs.com/it-mmfiles/Acute_Tick-Borne_Disease_Testing_Algorithm.pdf
https://www.cdc.gov/ticks/index.html
6:44 When should I not test?
8:30 How can we protect ourselves from these tick borne diseases?
9:23 ABC’s of Tick Bite Prevention: https://news.mayocliniclabs.com/ticks
11:03 Key Takeaways
12:10 Outro