Meteorological summer got underway on Sunday, June 1, and with the rising temperatures comes a danger for outdoor enthusiasts across the country: ticks.
Ticks can be found across the contiguous United States, but several species thrive in the warm and humid climates of the central and eastern parts of the country from spring through fall.
This year is shaping up to be a "hot year for ticks," according to Thomas Hard of Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health.
A tick bite can threaten the health of humans and pets alike in the form of Lyme disease.
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