Lyme disease risk factors

Risk Factors

 * people who spend a lot of time outside in wooded areas
 * people with outdoor occupations
 * people who live in the Northwest and Midwest USA (ex. Oregon and Washington)
 * Working outside with bare or exposed skin
 * Failing to remove a tick as soon as you see it on your skin (the longer a tick is attached to your skin the greater your risk of developing Lyme disease.)