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==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. | |||
==Risk Factors== | ==Risk Factors== | ||
*People who spend a lot of time outside in wooded areas | * People who spend a lot of time outside in wooded areas | ||
*People with outdoor occupations | * People with outdoor occupations | ||
*People who live in the Northwest and Midwest USA (ex. Oregon and Washington) | * People who live in the Northwest and Midwest USA (ex. Oregon and Washington) | ||
*Working outside with bare or exposed skin | * 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.)<ref name="urlLyme disease: All - MayoClinic.com">{{cite web |url=http://www.mayoclinic.com/print/lyme-disease/DS00116/METHOD=print&DSECTION=all |title=Lyme disease: All - MayoClinic.com |format= |work= |accessdate=2013-03-14}}</ref> | * 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.)<ref name="urlLyme disease: All - MayoClinic.com">{{cite web |url=http://www.mayoclinic.com/print/lyme-disease/DS00116/METHOD=print&DSECTION=all |title=Lyme disease: All - MayoClinic.com |format= |work= |accessdate=2013-03-14}}</ref> | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
{{Reflist|2}} | {{Reflist|2}} | ||
[[Category:Bacterial diseases]] | [[Category:Bacterial diseases]] | ||
[[Category:Insect-borne diseases]] | [[Category:Insect-borne diseases]] |
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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.
Risk Factors
- 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]
References
- ↑ "Lyme disease: All - MayoClinic.com". Retrieved 2013-03-14.