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By: Colleen | June 11, 2008 | Category: Health

I'm a big fan of limes. They are a fabulous garnish on some of my bug sprayfavorite cocktails and add a wonderful zing to my tacos.

However, there is another lyme that isn’t nearly as fun. Lyme disease is a bacterial disease carried by ticks. Most often it has symptoms similar to that of the flu. Usually, but not always, a red bull's-eye rash is a sure sign of Lyme disease.

This time of the year, with so much outdoor activity, it is much more common to get Lyme disease. It is important to avoid areas where ticks are prevalent. Check your pet's fur often to be sure they aren't carrying ticks. Use a bug spray with DEET to repel ticks.

There is no cure for Lyme disease, but if caught early, it is easily treated with antibiotics.

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blue comment bubble Posted by Sheila Bach on June 11, 2008 at 12:05 PM EDT

There is more than one kind of tick. It is the deer tick that spreads Lyme disease and they are so small, like the . at the end of a sentence, they may not be easily seen. The larger wood or dog ticks do not spread the disease. Checking you dog is fine, but may not catch the smaller deer tick.

Everyone reacts differently to this disease. However, if you feel very tired, have absolutely no energy, have some ache somewhere, go get yourself checked out and insist that your doctor do a blood test for Lyme. Many doctors do not know much about Lyme disease or insist on seeing a "bull's eye" spot, which you may not have.

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blue comment bubble Posted by http://fabsurf.com/oriental+rugs on June 20, 2008 at 08:51 AM EDT

i was looking into this and my uncle actuely got bitten from a tick off a oriental carpet!

And he got lyme desease...

horrible little critters!

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