Friday, June 26, 2009

Lyme Disease on the Rise in DC

Alexandria (web | news) , Va. - It's a dangerous side effect of the D.C. area's wet spring as ticks carrying Lyme disease are popping up across the region.

Alexandria resident Patty Shannon says she had to stop working when she was diagnosed with Lyme disease two years ago at 40 years old.

"I'd have a full time job and I'd come home and I'd have to stop in a parking lot and crash for an hour," she said.

full article here
http://www.wjla.com/news/stories/0609/635149.html

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