NHS Lanarkshire’s outgoing chief executive has shared her personal experience of contracting Lyme Disease as a new campaign was launched to raise awareness of the danger of tick bites.
Heather Knox, who is retiring from the role in November, revealed how she was diagnosed with the disease after being bitten by a tick from a deer last year and was treated with antibiotics, and is encouraging people to take precautions to ensure they can prevent it happening to them.
The Scottish Government campaign comes after a new survey revealed over half of people in Scotland (54 per cent) don’t know what to do when bitten by a tick. Almost two thirds of people in Scotland have either been bitten by a tick or know someone who has. It’s important to act quickly if a tick is found on the body.
