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What Is a 'Tick Bomb' and Does It Cause Disease?

(MedPage Today) -- If one tick bite seems bad enough, imagine a whole explosion of them latching onto an ankle or crawling up a leg at once. This is known as a "tick bomb," which occurs when a human or animal steps on a tick nest, and hundreds...

What Is a 'Tick Bomb' and Does It Cause Disease?

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