Lyme Disease: General Information
In Wisconsin, Lyme disease is the most reported
vectorborne illness. Lyme disease may cause signs and symptoms
affecting the skin, nervous system, heart, or joints of an infected
person.
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WI Lyme Disease Case Definition The
image below identifies two of the ticks commonly found in WI, the
blacklegged (or deer) tick and the dog (or wood) tick. In WI, Lyme disease is acquired by a tick bite from an
infected blacklegged (or deer) tick. See the MN Department of
Health website
for more information on blacklegged ticks.
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Last Revised: August 17, 2010 |
