Day: July 22, 2021
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Deer Ticks and Lyme Disease: Why is Lyme disease more common in the north?
in PodcastLyme disease is our most common tick-borne disease and it is estimated that there are around 400,000 cases each year. Black-legged ticks or deer ticks (Ixodes scapularis) are the only species of tick that carries Lyme disease in the eastern U.S. Although deer ticks are found throughout the eastern U.S., Lyme disease is much more…