Lyme disease reaches Chicago in a big way --

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Adult tick testing 12/2006-05/2007 indicated that a third of them carry the spirochete for Lyme disease (Borrelia burgdorferi) in Cook and Lake counties.

http://www.cdc.gov/eid/content/13/11/pdfs/07-0801.pdf

Know how to protect yourself when working or playing outside, and find out what your doctor knows about Lyme -- he or she will be your first line of defense.