LYME DISEASE

The blood-sucking critters are capable of thriving along the western coast, according to new research. Though experts don't exactly know how they're picking up the bacteria that causes the illness.

HOUSTON Health experts are sounding the alarm about a disease with similar symptoms to COVID-19 -- Lyme disease. Lyme disease, unlike coronavirus, is caused by bacteria. The problem is that the symptoms of Lyme disease and COVID-19 are very similar, but there are some differences. COVID-19 is more likely than Lyme disease to cause breathing problems. Lyme disease often causes a bulls-eye-like rash at the site of the tick bite.