Health
Disease-bearing ticks thrive as climate change heats up US – The Guardian
The blood-sucking insects can spread Lyme disease and are extending beyond their traditional north-eastern range
Growing up in north-eastern Ohio, Kimberly Byce spent much of her childhood running around in the woods, with the greatest threat being mosquito bites or sunburn. She cant remember her parents ever uttering the word tick. And yet, in adulthood, disease-laden ticks now blight her familys life.
Byces husband Trent Beers has been struck down by Lyme disease twice in the past year, initially misdiagnosed after suffering back pain so bad he couldnt emerge from bed, drenched from night sweats and his…
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