Lyme Disease: 3 Things You Should Know

Ticks can carry a number of diseases, and they can be transferred to a human host. One of the more common conditions, Lyme disease, affects thousands of Americans and numerous others worldwide annually.
“An estimated 300,000 Americans are diagnosed with Lyme disease each year, and Lyme is spreading through temperate climates around the world, including in the United Kingdom, Europe, Asia and Scandinavia,” says John Aucott, M.D. , director of the Johns Hopkins Lyme Disease Clinical Research Center .
Understanding how to prevent Lyme disease, watching for the signs of the condition and learning more about current testing will go…