Whitetails Don’t Get Lyme Disease Because Their Blood Kills It

Spring means ticks in most of North America, and turkey hunters—along with anyone else who spends time in the woods—will have to keep an eye out for the pesky little bloodsuckers this season. Ticks carry all sorts of diseases, including alpha gal and Rocky Mountain spotted fever. But the most common tick-borne illness on the continent today is Lyme disease. Help could be on the way, though. A new study conducted at the University of Massachusetts Amherst provides an intriguing insight into the fight against Lyme disease. The study, published in the journal Vector-born and Zoonotic Diseases, found that whitetail... Thanks for watching! Read more: https://rebrand.ly/imcamping
Source: https://www.outdoorlife.com/conservation/deer-blood-kills-lyme-disease/