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Pets+Us #1721: 'Tis the season, for ticks and Lyme disease, 05/18/17


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Most often Lyme disease comes from contact with a deer tick that has feasted off another infected animal. If an infected tick bites, it can stay attached to the skin for 36 to 48 hours, and the bacteria is transferred into the bloodstream and travels throughout the body. Today, host Mary DeFranco shares important information about ticks and Lyme disease, how to put together a cat first aid kit, and we'll learn about a study that looks at how even domesticated dogs can threaten endangered species
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