WillWatkinson published Debilitating Lyme disease could be on the increase in rural areas...

Rural Essex is being warned to be extra vigilant this autumn as a 10% rise in the tick population, caused by warmer climates and wetter weather, may lead to an increase in debilitating Lyme disease.Little more than 5mm, ticks are the main carriers of the disease, a condition that can lead to severe neurological and nervous system problems and can even be fatal.The disease is caused by ticks sucking the blood of infected animals then biting humans. And if you do not treat the initial rash with...