Health officials spent the month of May promoting National Lyme Disease Awareness.  And as the summer is here, the warm weather is yet another reminder about “tick season.” . The Illinois Department of Public Health is urging the public to learn how to protect themselves from ticks and Lyme disease. Officials say the most important thing people can do to “Fight the Bite” is to diligently check themselves, their pets and children for ticks after spending time in areas where ticks live, such as in and near wooded areas, tall grass and brush.

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