To protect yourself from Lyme disease you should avoid wooded and grassy areas, keep up to date with news about infestation and other information about ticks, spray pesticides in affected areas, use tick repellents, wear protective attire when going into infested areas, wash your hair thoroughly and dry the clothes you wore in infested areas.

Lyme disease is a bacterial illness that results from the bite of a certain type of tick. This disease is very common in the United States and affects different parts of the patient