Adding garlic to foods that are rich in fats and carbohydrates may keep those substances from doing the damage theyâre known to do. Whatâs more, eating garlic can help boost your immune system, help ward off heart disease, fight inflammation and lower blood pressureâto name a few.
Lyme Disease Has Spread Throughout Great Lakes States. ....INCLUDING INDIANA. Lyme Disease, a malady usually transmitted by the bite of a tiny deer tick is on the rampage in the Great Lakes states and anyone who spends time outdoors should take extra steps to protect against tick bites. Lyme is caused by a tiny bacterium called a spirochete, a spiral microbe closely related to the microbe which causes syphillis.
The four species of venomous snake found in Indiana are the timber rattlesnake (Crotalus horridus), eastern massasauga rattlesnake (Sistrurus catenatus catenatus), northern copperhead (Agkistrodon contortrix mokasen) and western cottonmouth (Agkistrodon piscivorus).ater Snakes. Indiana is home to a few species of water snake. The northern water snake (Nerodia sipedon sipedon) and midland water snake (Nerodia sipedon pleuralis) inhabit the north half and south half of the state, respectively.