Co-Worker has Lyme Disease
I just found out that one of my co-workers has Lyme disease. This is a shock considering there are no known cases in Alaska. More specifically there are no known cases where Lyme disease has originated here. There are many cases where it has been a transplant situation. They are not positive how or where it originated but have several leads. One being, she adopted a dog that had lived in Texas recently so they suspect maybe the dog carried a tick up here and infected her. I had always heard of this disease but never paid it much attention before. Just thought I would share and remind others to be cautious when out in the "bush" lots of hazards out there.
