"Last summer, the 87-year-old retired University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point professor contracted both Lyme disease and anaplasmosis from a single tick bite.

"Last summer, the 87-year-old retired University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point professor contracted both Lyme disease and anaplasmosis from a single tick bite. Both diseases have flu-like symptoms, including fever, chills and muscle ache. If left untreated, they can cause permanent muscle damage, such as facial paralysis."

Lone star tick, tick-borne illnesses on rise

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Ted Roeder spent the better part of his life outdoors.