With summer on its way, that means mosquito and tick season are also back. While the majority of insect bites are not something to worry about, health experts are warning clinicians to stay alert on deer ticks and Lyme disease. Read more to learn about the symptoms to look out for and prevention steps.
Ashley Gyura, APRN, CNP, DNP, a pediatric nurse practitioner (PNP) in infectious disease at Children’s Minnesota, has been selected as the clinical expert advisor with the Pediatric Nurse Practitioner Association (NAPNAP) for the Nurse Practitioner Education and Knowledge Assessment for Lyme Disease Initiative, made possible by a cooperative agreement from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
July 25, 2019, 8 a.m. – 9 a.m., Minneapolis
Lise Nigrovic, MD, MPH
At Children's Minnesota, we're the state's leading experts in the prevention of perinatal HIV transmission (from mother to child). That's far from all that we specialize in, though. Here are some of the conditions we treat: