Lyme Disease Articles

Living & Wellbeing

A Ticklist for Staying Safe While Spending Time Outdoors

Whether you like camping, taking the dog out for a walk, or simply spending time enjoying nature, it’s always good to be aware of how you and your family can help protect yourselves when you’re outside. Depending on where you live and spend your time, mosquitoes can carry diseases such as malaria, West Nile virus, Zika, and yellow fever.1,2 Also high on the watchlist are ticks, which are second only to mosquitoes for spreading disease in humans if infected with bacteria, viruses, or parasites.3...

Protect Yourself From Lyme Disease

Lyme disease is one of the most commonly reported tick-borne illnesses in the U.S. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimate that about 300,000 people are diagnosed with Lyme disease in the U.S. every year. Lyme disease is caused by the bite of tiny Lyme-infected black-legged ticks (sometimes called deer ticks), yet 30% to 50% of people with the disease do not recall being bitten by a tick. Although people may think of Lyme as an East Coast disease, it is found throughout the U.S...