Enjoying the outdoors comes with some hidden risks, especially in wooded areas, tall grass, and near lakes or beaches. Ticks are tiny blood-feeding parasites that can attach to your skin without causing pain, but they may transmit dangerous infections, including Lyme disease, Anaplasmosis, Babesiosis, and other tick-borne illnesses. Early Lyme disease can cause flu-like symptoms and a spreading bull’s-eye rash, while untreated infections may affect the joints, heart, and nervous system.
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