Lyme disease is a truly horrible illness for many who become infected, and it’s not only on the rise but spreading geographically. Understandably, the suffering of so many has led to demands to find the cause and attempt to eliminate it. The rush to find an answer led to misidentification of the tick responsible, though, and the misnaming of the tick as the “deer tick” led to the mistaken belief that reducing deer numbers would reduce tick … [Read more...]