Bug Bite Thing Blog What You Need to Know About Ticks and Lyme Disease

Cases of the tick-borne illness, Lyme disease, have nearly doubled in the United States since 2000, affecting almost 500,000 people annually, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). It is important to stay vigilant against the tiny - but potentially dangerous - pests that transmit these illnesses. To give you a leg up on these eight-legged creatures, let's play a game of Tick "True or False." Here are 10 things you need to know about ticks and Lyme.More