While ticks are generally more prevalent in the United States, they’re showing up in Canada in droves this year. And although tick bites themselves are usually painless, blacklegged ticks (Ixodes scapularis, formerly called deer ticks) are carriers of the Borrelia burgdorferi bacteria, which can cause Lyme disease. When caught early enough, the disease, which attacks … Continued

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