34 new cases are diagnosed...
every hour. There are nearly
more annual reported cases than 1982, when national
tracking of Lyme disease began.
25x198
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of Lyme disease patients experience long-term heath problems.
40%
Lyme disease is fastestfastest
growinggrowingvector-borne infectious
disease in the U.S.
Fewer than
50%of patients with chronic Lyme recall a rash or tick bite.
Sources: CDC, ILADS