Risk Factor: Lyme Disease

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Risk Factor: Lyme Disease

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First discovered in Lyme, Connecticut, in 1975. Carried by deer ticks, which parasitize white-tailed deer. A characteristic bulls-eye rash usually forms around the bite, followed by flu-like symptoms, fever, weakness and joint pain. Left untreated, the disease can affect the nervous system, causing encephalitis, palsy, epilepsy, and paralysis.

Name Occupation Birth Death Known for

Alec Baldwin Actor 3-Apr-1958 A Baldwin Brother

Berkley W. Bedell Politician 5-Mar-1921 Congressman from Iowa, 1975-87

George W. Bush Head of State 6-Jul-1946 43rd US President, 2001-09

Jennifer Capriati Tennis 29-Mar-1976 Troubled tennis pro

Richard Gere Actor 31-Aug-1949 American Gigolo

Daryl Hall Singer/Songwriter 11-Oct-1949 Half of Hall and Oates

Kathleen Hanna Musician 12-Nov-1969 Riot Grrrl extraordinaire

John Lurie Musician 14-Dec-1952 Fishing with John, Lounge Lizard

Parker Posey Actor 8-Nov-1968 Waiting for Guffman

Peter Sarsgaard Actor 7-Mar-1971 Shattered Glass

Jamie-Lynn Sigler Actor 15-May-1981 Tony Soprano's bratty daughter

Amy Tan Author 19-Feb-1952 The Joy Luck Club

Diane Varsi Actor 23-Feb-1938 19-Nov-1992 Peyton Place

Alice Walker Author 9-Feb-1944 The Color Purple

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