ATHENS COUNTY, Ohio (WSAZ) - Deer season is right around the corner, and deer are getting a specific disease earlier than normal.

The Ohio Division of Wildlife said Epizootic Hemorrhagic Disease is common among deer, but it doesn’t usually start until August and September.

Since this disease is starting to break out earlier this year, we spoke with the Division of Wildlife to see what people need to know.

“They cannot give it to humans, they cannot give it to pets, they cannot give it to livestock,” said Michael Donofrio. “So it’s a deer specific only. And the deer are not the ones to transmit it. It’s the midges that are the ones that bite the deer and give the diseases to the deer.”

Midges are small insects that resemble mosquitoes.

Wildlife experts said the disease may impact drive

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