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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]

Overview

Lyme's disease is a tick borne disease and people who spent a lot of time outdoor in wooded area with exposed skin are more prone to this infection.

People who spend a lot of time outside in wooded areas
People with outdoor occupations
People who live in the Northwest and Midwest USA (ex. Oregon and Washington)
Working outside with bare or exposed skin
Failing to remove a tick as soon as you see it on your skin (the longer a tick is attached to your skin the greater your risk of developing Lyme disease.)^[1]