Experts monitoring Lyme disease cases after 2011 surge
Syracuse (WSYR-TV) – After the number of cases of Lyme disease in Onondaga County quadrupled in 2011, health officials are closely monitoring cases in the area.
The ticks that carry the disease are most active from May through August, making summer the prime time for people to protect themselves.
The trademark symptom – a target shaped pattern – is one of the signs of Lyme disease, but it doesn’t always appear.
The trademark symptom – a target shaped pattern – is one of the signs of Lyme disease, but it doesn’t always appear.
One Central New York woman has been struggling with the disease since 1994. The target pattern never appeared, but she was exhausted and suffered from painful headaches, as well as flu-like symptoms.
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