Lyme Disease cases are on the rise and ticks may care other ailments

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Lyme Disease cases are on the rise and ticks may care other ailments

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Lyme disease infection in Tompkins County and surrounding areas is on the rise. Complicating this public health issue are disputes within the medical community over specific characteristics of the disease and the best way to diagnose infection. The blacklegged tick—also known as the deer tick—common...