Lyme disease - the other pandemic

Raeena Lari, a San Jose resident for the last 26 years, serves as vice chairperson on the County of Santa Clara Health Advisory Commission, and has an MBA from the University of Chicago Booth School of Business. Her family has been grappling with Lyme disease.

A story by San Jose Spotlight:  https://sanjosespotlight.com/lari-lyme-disease-the-other-pandemic/

Lyme disease is the most common and the fastest-growing vector-borne disease in the country, and constitutes a significant public health threat. This is a zoonotic bacterial infection transmitted to humans by the bite of infected black-legged ticks, found in 97% of all counties in California. Tick season is year-round in California; a recent study found disease-carrying ticks near beaches, in equal rates to woodland habitats, in parts of northwestern California.To increase awareness, Santa Clara County has promoted National Lyme Disease Awareness Month and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s online Tick Lunch and Learn Series.