Tickborne Diseases

Tickborne Diseasestick

Maine has high rates of tickborne diseases. Lyme disease, anaplasmosis, and babesiosis are the most commonly reported tickborne diseases in Maine. Tracking the spread of tickborne diseases allows communities, state officials, and healthcare providers to prepare strategies to prevent the spread of these diseases.

Heart Attack

photo of man at doctor appointment for heart attackHeart Attack

A heart attack is a serious condition that typically requires emergency care. Tracking hospitalizations resulting from heart attacks can be used to examine possible time trends, seasonal trends, geographic differences, and to evaluate these differences by age, race and gender. 

Asthma

child with inhalerAsthma

Maine has some of the highest rates of asthma in the country. About 1 in 9 Mainers currently has asthma, compared to 1 in 12 nationally.

Radon

photo of child holding a drawing of a houseRadon

Radon is the second leading cause of lung cancer overall, and the leading cause among people who do not smoke. Many households in Maine have unsafe levels of radon.

Track or Treat

Radon, arsenic, lead, ticks… these are just a few of the public health frights that may be haunting your neighborhood! Check out these Halloween cards and learn ways we can all keep safe from public health frights!
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