Rep. Wolf to hold forum on Lyme disease

From staff reports
Published: July 21, 2008

Rep. Frank Wolf, R-10th will host a free forum to talk about Lyme disease at the Loudoun County School Board office off the Dulles Greenway at 7 p.m., on Aug. 5. 

Dr. David Goodfriend, director of the Loudoun County Health Department; Dr. Jorge Arias, manager of the disease carrying insect program for the Fairfax County Health Department and Dr. Samuel Shor, associate clinical professor, The George Washington University Health Care Sciences, are scheduled to speak, stated a press release from Wolf’s office.

Health officials have reported an increase in the number of Lyme disease cases in recent years, the release said. 

The black-legged tick, also known as the deer tick, transmits the bacteria that causes Lyme disease, which is characterized by such varied symptoms as a bull’s-eye-shaped rash, fever and fatigue.

The forum will teach people how to check for and protect against ticks and will discuss the symptoms of acute Lyme disease and its treatment.

For more information about the forum, contact Wolf’s Washington office at 202-225-5136.