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REVIEW TICK BITES: HOW TO AVOID THEM AND WHAT TO DO IF YOU GET BITTEN

With the number of critters on the rise, the UK is seeing increasing cases of tick-borne viruses

“When ticks bite they can transmit microorganisms into our blood through their saliva.”

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Earlier this year, a 50-year-old man in Yorkshire became the first person in England to contract a confirmed case of tick-borne encephalitis,

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