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Lyme disease, a bacterial infection, is the most common tick-borne illness in the U.S.

Early treatment with antibiotics is crucial for full recovery from Lyme disease.

Untreated Lyme disease can spread to joints, the heart and the nervous system, causing serious complications.

It might start with a walk in the woods and end with a bullseye on your skin. Lyme disease may sound like something out of a spy thriller, but it’s a very real, very sneaky illness carried by ticks.

Lyme disease is a bacterial infection caused by Borrelia burgdorferi , transmitted to humans through the bite of infected black-legged ticks, also known as deer ticks.

It's in the news right now because on July 31, singer Justin Timberlake revealed he had a debilitating case of Lyme disease .

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