Surge in Lyme Disease

[Franky]

Some Fairfax county residents are pleading for help to manage an out of control deer population after a surge in reported cases of lyme disease.

Infected ticks spread the disease, and deer are carrying the ticks across the county.Fairfax county disease program manager Jorge arias says deer are like a "metro system" for ticks.Lyme disease often begins with such symptoms as fever, fatigue, and a bull's-eye-shaped rash.It is often quickly treated with antibiotics.

[Franky]

Some Fairfax county residents are pleading for help to manage an out of control deer population after a surge in reported cases of lyme disease.

Infected ticks spread the disease, and deer are carrying the ticks across the county.Fairfax county disease program manager Jorge arias says deer are like a "metro system" for ticks.Lyme disease often begins with such symptoms as fever, fatigue, and a bull's-eye-shaped rash.It is often quickly treated with antibiotics.