Lyme Disease

URL: http://www.cdc.gov/lyme/

Lyme Disease is a disease that concerns me very much. While reading this article, I thought about the trail. Lyme Disease is commonly transmitted by deer ticks, found in woods. Hikers and campers, are common victims for this disease. It take a tick twenty-four hours to transmit Lyme Disease onto its host. Symptoms include fever, headache, fatigue, and a characteristic skin rash called erythema migraines. The scariest part about this disease, if it is left untreated, the infection could spread onto joints, the heart, and even the nervous system; even death can be caused by Lyme disease.  Going on the trail, I had to constantly watch out for ticks because they are so small, and very easy to miss. My fear of them kept me safe becasue I took precautions so that I would not contract the disease.