In many areas of the U.S. and the world, having fun with the good outside comes with a hidden threat: ticks and the illnesses they carry. Ticks can carry pathogens like Borrelia burgdorferi and Borrelia mayonii, which may trigger Lyme illness in people. Lyme illness is the commonest tickborne sickness, however there are additionally dozens of different illnesses that ticks can transmit to people.
Dr. Bobbi Pritt, director of the Clinical Parasitology Laboratory at Mayo Clinic, says reported instances of tickborne infections are on the rise, and she or he presents sensible tricks to stop bites.
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