New York Issues Warning on Lyme Disease as Warm Weather Approaches
WKTV • • health
Key Points:
- New York health and environmental officials are advising residents and visitors to take precautions against ticks and tick-borne diseases as warmer weather arrives.
- Lyme disease is highlighted as a significant risk, with symptoms such as a bull's-eye rash, fever, chills, muscle aches, headache, or fatigue potentially appearing within 30 days of infection.
- Tick bites can also transmit other serious illnesses, including babesiosis, anaplasmosis, ehrlichiosis, Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever, and Powassan virus disease.
- The advisory comes from the New York State Department of Health, Department of Environmental Conservation, and Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation.
