SEPTA began operating its commuter rail division (as SEPTA Regional Rail) on January 1, 1983. This division operates 13 lines serving more than 150 stations covering most of the five-county southeastern Pennsylvania region.
According to research, children are bitten by ticks more frequently around the head and neck, making them more vulnerable to brain and central nervous system infections. The resulting neurologic symptoms of Lyme disease are often misdiagnosed. Lyme Disease can also be transmitted to a child during pregnancy. Lyme pediatric specialist Charles Ray Jones, MD and other leading Lyme specialists have compiled a list of common symptoms of infection in young patients:
Lyme Disease Transmission. The Lyme disease bacterium (Borrelia burgdorferi) is spread through the bites of black-legged ticks. Other tick species found in the United States have not been shown to contribute to the transmission of Lyme disease. Most cases of Lyme disease in humans occur in the late spring and summer.