document.write("<p class='headline'><strong>Potential Minnesota tick-borne diseases</strong></p>");
document.write("<p class='sidebar'>Lyme disease and human granulocytic anaplasmosis (2nd most common) are the two primary tick-borne diseases of Minnesota, but there are many more tick-borne diseases in the world. Some potential tick-borne diseases of Minnesota could include:<br><ul class=\"body\"><li><b>Lyme disease</b><br><b><li>Human granulocytic anaplasmosis</b><br><b><li>Babesiosis</b> ave <10 cases, some via blood    transfusions<br><b><li>Human monocytic ehrlichiosis</b> more common in Southern US. MN averages 1-2 cases per year<br><b><li>Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever</b> 1-2 cases/yr in MN. More prevalent in SE US<br><b><li>Tick paralysis</b> a reaction to a neurotoxin in a susceptible host. When the tick is removed, the symptoms quickly go away. Cattle are also susceptible.<br><b><li>Powassan virus</b> occurs in low numbers in Eastern US, detected as close as MI & WI, but has not been seen in MN. (It is an ehrlichiosis-like illness that can also affect horses.)</ul>            <br>-very unlikely, but possible, to be tick-transmitted (primarily transmitted via other sources)-<br><ul class=\"body\"><li>Tularemia (handling wild rabbits)<br><li>Q fever (inhaling aerosols of contaminated wool or fluids)<br><li>West Nile Virus (infected mosquito bite in susceptible host)</ul></p>");