Lyme disease is a bacterial infection that is spread by infected blacklegged ticks, these ticks are the most common ticks here on the west coast. According to the CDC, Lyme disease spreads when ...

such as Northern California and north of San Francisco. “It also implies that there’s not that much Lyme disease in the low-incidence states, which I think is an oversimplification,” he added.

particularly parts of northern California and less commonly, Oregon and Washington Hallmark symptoms of Lyme disease in the acute stage include a “bullseye” rash, (erythema migrans), fever ...

There’s an epidemic of tick-transmitted Lyme disease, with possibly 476,000 people a year diagnosed and treated in the U.S.

the Midwest and coastal regions stretching from California to Oregon. The disease is also relatively common in Europe, where scientists believe the Lyme bacterium originated 4. Deer ticks ...

While Democrats have been speaking out against President Donald Trump's federal cuts, Republicans are just beginning to stir The Latest Robert F These states had the highest incidence rates of the ...

It’s a reminder that the tick-borne disease isn’t confined to the sunny hills of California; Lyme, while uncommon, does exist in the UK and it can affect anyone. And while the heights of tick ...