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A New Perspective on North Carolina Tick-borne Illnesses

by Yen Duong October 19, 2018September 6, 2022

By Yen Duong Paul Friedheim’s ordeal started in August 2014. “It was a big fat deer tick,” Friedheim said. “We were hiking right on the North Carolina-Virginia border. I’ve pulled so many ticks off me before and I don’t think it was on there too long.” Within a few weeks, Friedheim left school with swollen […]

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