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==Risk Factors== | ==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 | *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>http://www.mayoclinic.com/print/lyme-disease/DS00116/METHOD=print&DSECTION=all</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== |
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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.