Dr. David Connell will lead a discussion, “Living With Lyme Disease,” also emphasizing how people can help their body fight off Lyme.
Register online at the library’s website.
According to the Centers for Disease Control, 96 percent of confirmed Lyme disease cases in 2014 were reported from 14 states, New York among them. It's the fifth most common Nationally Notifiable disease.
Lyme disease is caused by the bacterium Borrelia burgdorferi and is transmitted to humans through the bite of infected blacklegged ticks. Typical symptoms include fever, headache, fatigue, and a characteristic skin rash called erythema migrans.
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