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Facts about
Ticks & Lyme Disease
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- 95% of
all Lyme Disease cases come from 12
States, CT is one.
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- Lyme
Disease got its name from Connecticut
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- 23,000
new cases occurred in 2002, the CDC
believes this is onlyt 10% of doctor
diagnosed cases.
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- 75% of
all cases of Lyme Disease are picked up
during back yard activities.
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Children under 11 and adults over 40 are
most susceptible.
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- If left
untreated, Lyme Disease can cause
chronic arthritis, diminished cognitive
ability and diminished reflexes.
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