the deer tick. The Lone Star tick (Amblyomma), the American dog tick, the Rocky Mountain wood tick, and the pacific coast tick (Dermacentor) may also carry the infection. The brown dog tick (Ornithodoros and Rhipicephalus) may transmit a large majority of diseases caused by viruses, bacteria, protozoa, and toxins. The rabbit tick and wood rat tick also spread the infection, but only to animals. As for other parts of the world, there is the sheep tick in Europe, and the Taiga tick in Asia.
             There are many misconceptions about where ticks can be found. They are anywhere and everywhere. Yes, even here in Brooklyn. Ticks may be found in the woods, at the beach, or in your backyard. Ticks do bite all year round, but the peak season in the Northeast is April until September. On the West coast, the peak season is from November until April. Ticks need moisture in order to survive. They have remarkable abilities to adapt to different climates and regions.
             Some early symptoms of Lyme disease include some flu-like symptoms such as headache, stiff neck, fever, muscle aches, and fatigue. Also, about sixty percent of people infected may develop an enlarging rash. This rash may develop a few days or a few weeks after the bite.
             Long term symptoms of Lyme disease may include severe headaches, fatigue, fever, and muscle aches and/or pain. This disease has no cure. There was a vaccine; however it was withdrawn from the market, for further research. Lyme disease, if left untreated for a prolonged period of time, has irreversible effects. It can cause brain damage, psychiatric manifestations, blindness, damage to the heart, liver, lungs, stomach, small intestine, spleen, and muscle and joint pains. It may also cause severe birth defects.
             Going deeper into the effects of Lyme disease in the brain may take awhile. Firstly, there may be nerve transmission defects which may result in weakness or paralysis of the limbs, loss of the ...