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Lyme Disease Cases Are Surging. Who Is Most At Risk?

Vitals goes behind the headlines to get the definitive answers to the health questions everyone is asking.

Lyme Disease Cases Are Surging. Who Is Most At Risk?

Season 2 Episode 8 | 15m 17s | CC

The Vitals team is here with the answers about how vector-borne diseases spread, and what some researchers are doing to better understand why cases are on the rise. Don’t worry, we will also have a little health lesson on what to do if you get bit by a tick and where to turn if you get infected.

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