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  2. Lyme disease - Wikipedia

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    Lyme disease, also known as Lyme borreliosis, is a tick-borne disease caused by species of Borrelia bacteria, transmitted by blood-feeding ticks in the genus Ixodes. [4][9][10] The most common sign of infection is an expanding red rash, known as erythema migrans (EM), which appears at the site of the tick bite about a week afterwards. [1]

  3. Never ignore a tick bite if it looks like this - AOL

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    First, know that a tick would have to be in your body for hours in order for your to develop most illnesses, including Lyme disease. The deer tick that transmits Lyme disease must feed for more ...

  4. Lyme disease cases have gone up in the U.S. Here's why - AOL

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    “These ticks become infected with the Lyme bacterium by biting an infected rodent, bird or other animal.” Symptoms can show up within three to 30 days after a tick bite. Most people develop a ...

  5. Southern tick-associated rash illness - Wikipedia

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    Infectious disease. Southern tick-associated rash illness (STARI) is an emerging infectious disease related to Lyme disease that occurs in southeastern and south-central United States. It is spread by tick bites and it was hypothesized that the illness was caused by the bacteria Borrelia lonestari. However, there is insufficient evidence to ...

  6. Weather and climate effects on Lyme disease exposure

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    Overall climate is more determinate of tick population and daily weather has a subtle effect on the spread of tick-borne disease. Being mindful of daily weather patterns and vigilantly avoiding exposure to ticks reduces human exposure to Lyme disease. [5] Lyme disease number of cases reported by county 2007. Peak summer weather July 2007.

  7. Lyme disease and ticks that carry it spread across the US ...

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    See how deer ticks have spread across the U.S. since 1996. While Lyme disease is most prevalent in the northeastern United States, as deer ticks have spread, so has the disease. In 2022, Vermont ...