Northern California has more than its fair share of ticks, and researchers from Stanford University have discovered that a number of ticks found in the Bay Area carry Borrelia burgdorferi, the bacterium that causes Lyme disease. This alone should shatter the illusion of “you can’t get Lyme disease in California” that many people have. If you love to spend your time in the great outdoors, know that your risk of picking up a tick increases. To counter this, wear long-sleeved shirts and pants treated with permethrin to reduce the amount of exposed skin. If you do not have such clothing in your wardrobe, Santa Clara urgent care doctors recommend you apply insect repellant with at least 20% DEET to exposed skin. You should also avoid walking through tall grass and dense foliage.
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