Be sure to protect yourself from ticks if you are in an area that is known to have ticks. [substeps] The centers for disease control and prevention (cdc) has a map showing where active lyme disease cases have been reported.
[header] How to reduce your lyme disease risk [title] Limit exposure to ticks. [step] Lyme disease is the major tick-borne illness in the us, asia, and europe. In the us it is mostly in the northeast and midwest, though it appears to be spreading along the pacific northwest coast.