Ticks carry Lyme disease across U.S.

From: FDA Consumer | Date: July 1, 1988| Author: | Copyright information

Ticks Carry Lyme Disease Across U.S.

A new hazard to add to poison ivy, stinging insects, and other noxious things to avoid while taking jaunts in the Great Outdoors is a tick whose bites can prompt the symptoms of arthritis, depression, Alzheimer's disease, multiple sclerosis, and heart disease, among other maladies. The pinhead-sized tick, which lives in grasslands and wooded areas, often harbors the bacteria that cause Lyme disease.

Dubbed "the Great Imitator," Lyme disease is a growing public health menace as its tick carrier expands its range in this country. ...

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