3. Tick-borne Diseases in America
Ticks are found everywhere but Antarctica and are responsible for vectoring some truly awful diseases. We’ll touch on a few. In the US, you run the risk of getting either Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever or Lyme Disease.
Both are found throughout the US, although RMSF is more common in the west and Lyme in the east. Spotted fever affects internal organs and can damage both heart and kidneys. It can be deadly.
Lyme Disease presents flu like symptoms and is hard to diagnose. Like RMSF, Lyme has very serious long-term complications including neurological issues, liver and kidney disease and other devastating problems.