Prevent Lyme Disease This Summer
Lyme disease is a bacterial infection caused by the bite of an infected blacklegged tick (also known as a deer tick). It is estimated that one of out of every three adult blacklegged ticks and one out of every five nymphs are infected with Lyme disease bacteria. Ticks must be attached to their host for about 24-48 hours before the bacteria is transmitted and the longer a tick is attached the higher the likelihood of bacteria transmission. After being introduced on the [...]