Lyme disease is a debilitating illness which is spread by ticks. Doctors Health Press reported on Jan. 18, 2016, ticks which carry Lyme disease are spreading across the United States. It therefore appears that more Americans will suffer from this tick-borne illness in the future. Ticks that can carry Lyme disease are presently found in about 50 percent of counties in the United States. In 1998 Lyme disease carrying ticks were found in only 30 percent of counties.
The CDC states that there has also been an unbelievable 320 percent increase in the number of counties in the Northeast which are now considered to be at high risk for Lyme disease. It appears that the increase in the spread of Lyme disease ticks may offer an explanation of why Lyme disease cases have been on the rise. Since the 1990s cases of Lyme disease have tripled with about 300,000 Americans being diagnosed with the disease every year.
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Source: www.examiner.com