Lyme disease prevention is in order every summer, but it’s especially important this year. This year is “likely to be a doozy” for Lyme disease, the most common tick-borne disease in the U.S., Melinda Wenner Moyer reports for Slate. As we explain in “How to Stop 6 Serious Threats to Summer Fun,” ticks — particularly the blacklegged tick, or deer tick — can spread Lyme disease to humans.
