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Lyme disease is unpleasant, but at least North America doesn't have Russia's tick-borne encephalitis, which kills or causes permanent neurological damage. [1]
by tetromino_ 9y ago
Lyme disease is unpleasant, but at least North America doesn't have Russia's tick-borne encephalitis, which kills or causes permanent neurological damage.
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tick-borne_encephalitis https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tick-borne_encephalitis
- Nr7 9y agoLuckily there is a vaccine for this
- pmoriarty 9y agoLyme disease can also kill and cause neurological damage.
- Fomite 9y agoRocky Mountain Spotted Fever has case fatality rates well above 50%, can cause multi-organ system failure, and has a 20% hospitalization rate even when treated. It's transmitted in many of the same places Lyme is.