Lyme Disease Prevention Discussion with Dr. Beatrice Szantyr
Join WWLT and the Sierra Club Maine Chapter to learn important information about Lyme disease, a tick-borne illness prevalent in our region. Hear from local experts and get your questions answered. Visit woodiewheaton.org/news-events or our Facebook page for updates.
Fall is here and so is hunting season. Did you know ticks are still active in the fall?? Do you know how to avoid tick bites? Can you recognize the rash of Lyme disease? Did you know there are steps you can take to protect you, your family and your favorite pets from Lyme disease and some of the other troublesome infections that travel in the same ticks? Woodie Wheaton Land Trust and the Sierra Club Maine Chapter welcome you to join us for a ZOOM presentation by Dr. Bea Szantyr on Thursday, October 29 at 6:00pm. Learn the essentials of prevention and early recognition of Lyme disease, and some of the consequences of missing the early opportunities. An ounce of prevention really is worth a pound of cure!
Dr. Beatrice Szantyr, is an Internist and Pediatrician living in Lincoln, Maine. She received her undergraduate degree from Fordham University, her doctorate in medicine from the University of Connecticut School of Medicine, and completed her internship and residency in Internal Medicine, Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine at St. Louis University Hospitals and Cardinal Glennon Memorial Hospital for Children. Dr. Szantyr came to Maine in 1987 in service of a National Health Service Corps3-year commitment. She enjoyed a rich and varied clinical practice that spanned all ages and severity of medical conditions.
Dr. Szantyr has lectured on Lyme disease and related tick-borne disorders throughout Maine and nationally to both professional and community groups for more than two decades. She is an active member of Maine CDC’s Vector Borne Disease Work Group as well as the International Lyme and Associated Diseases Society. Dr.Szantyr recently served on the 2022 Federal Tick-Borne Disease Working Group Access to Care and Education Subcommittee.
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