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10 Things For Parents to Know About Ticks and Lyme Disease

10 Things For Parents to Know About Ticks and Lyme Disease

Parents should consider taking extra precautions to help kids avoid potential infections from tick bites — especially in the warmer months and when visiting high-risk areas. An infectious diseases doctor explains what parents need to know about ticks and Lyme disease, the bacteria some ticks carry.

By: Felicia Scaggs Huang, MD, MSc | 0

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