Tag Archives: Anemia

How do you know if your child has iron deficiency?

The dose24:55What should I know about iron deficiency? Guelph resident Sasha Burnison was in sixth grade when she was diagnosed with iron deficiency. “So I would [feel] “I want to work out, for example, but I just want to… go home and sleep,” said Burnison, now 18. “[I couldn’t] “If I ran around too much, I got dizzy.” After consulting …

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Anaplasmosis is a tick-borne disease that is becoming increasingly common in Canada

Tick ​​experts are warning Canadians to be alert for symptoms of a tick-borne disease whose cases have been steadily increasing over the past 15 years. Anaplasmosis is an infection that affects humans and animals and is caused by the Anaplasma phagocytophilum bacteria and spread by ticks. In the early 2000s, provinces and territories began reporting a handful of human cases …

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Lyme disease may be more common, but this tick-borne disease is on the rise in Canada

Tick ​​experts are warning Canadians to be alert for symptoms of a tick-borne disease whose cases have been steadily increasing over the past 15 years. Anaplasmosis is an infection that affects humans and animals and is caused by the Anaplasma phagocytophilum bacteria and spread by ticks. In the early 2000s, provinces and territories began reporting a handful of human cases …

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