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Jessica Knibbs & Jacob Rawley

Lyme disease symptoms as hot weather could increase risk of tick bites

Scotland is set for a warm spell with temperatures approaching 30C in parts of the central belt tomorrow.

With that in mind many Scots will want to take to the hills and countryside for a sun-soaked walk, but that could put them at risk for tick bites. In some cases getting bitten by a tick could lead to Lyme disease.

NHS Inform say that Lyme disease is a bacterial infection spread to humans by infected ticks. They add that there are a high number of ticks in the Scottish Highlands.

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