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By Dr. Jeff Hersh/Daily News Correspondent, Winchester Star: Health
Tue, 05/09/2017 - 5:01pm

Q: Is there a new disease you can get from a tick bite?A: There are many different infectious diseases that can be transmitted by a tick bite in the United States (there are also noninfectious conditions, such as tick paralysis which is caused by a tick-produced toxin). The infectious conditions may be due to bacteria (including various Borrelia species leading to Lyme disease, tickborne relapsing fever or other conditions, ehrlichiosis, various Rickettsial diseases leading to [...]

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