Lyme Disease Prevention Tips

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1. Learn about Lyme disease.

Lyme disease is a bacterial infection transmitted to people and animals through the bite of an infected black-legged tick. Lyme is caused by a bacterium called Borrelia burgdorferi.

Other Tick-borne Illnesses

Here's what you need to know about Rocky Mountain spotted fever, which is widespread in the U.S.

How Is Lyme Diagnosed?

Information about laboratory tests that help support a diagnosis of Lyme disease

Ticks and Tick Removal

Information about ticks...did you know there are more than 800 different species and some transmit disease?

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