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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Lifestyle
Luke Rix-Standing

Lyme disease: How do you get it and what are the symptoms?

A bacterial infection often associated with walkers or ramblers, Lyme disease is something you might have been warned about when running through the woods as a child.

High profile sufferers such as Shania Twain, Avril Lavigne, Justin Bieber and Alec Baldwin are helping raise awareness around the condition, but there’s still a lot of confusion around symptoms and how it can be contracted.

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