Be on guard for ticks and Lyme disease
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According to Lymedisease.org, Lyme disease is a bacterial infection transmitted by lxodes ticks, also known as deer ticks and on the West Coast, as black-legged ticks.
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High-Risk Areas for Lyme Disease
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Lyme disease diagnoses are on the rise according to a new study published by the government this week. The geographic areas where Lyme disease appears to be the biggest danger has dramatically increased with U.S. cases remaining concentrated in the Northeast and upper Midwest. The study revealed that more areas in those regions are considered high-risk. With a total of 260 counties where the number of Lyme disease cases doubled is expected given the growing number of America's population. That increase is up from 130 just 10 years ago.
Read More“Chronic Lyme Disease”: A controversial diagnosis
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Yolanda Foster, former model and reality star on Bravo’s Real Housewives of Beverly Hills, has been publicly battling Lyme disease. She was first diagnosed with Lyme disease in 2012 which she seemed to have under control given her healthy-looking appearance on the show.
Read MoreLyme disease: Causes and treatments
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Lyme disease is the most commonly reported vector-borne illness in the United States, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
A vector-borne illness is one which is spread to humans through a vector, such as an insect or arachnid, carrying the disease. In the case of Lyme disease, the vector is a tick. More precisely, the illness is spread through the bite of a black-legged tick, or deer tick.
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