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Sun's out, ticks out. Lyme disease-carrying bloodsucker season is getting longer

Blacklegged ticks, also called deer ticks, are not insects, but rather arachnids. They can carry more than a dozen rare diseases, including Lyme disease. (Getty Images)
Blacklegged ticks, also called deer ticks, are not insects, but rather arachnids. They can carry more than a dozen rare diseases, including Lyme disease. (Getty Images)

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