Lyme Disease — Worldwide/Unknown
Cases of Lyme disease are on the rise in the northwest, and health officials have warned people to look out for ticks. Ticks usually become active in April, and experts said this year [2013] is no exception. As the weather warms up, people head outside more, and they and their animals start getting bitten by the creatures, which carry Lyme disease.
In Washington State, as many as 23 cases are reported each year. In Oregon, the numbers are even higher and growing. The state had 20 reports of
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