Dogs can get a Lyme disease vaccine. Why can’t humans? (via PBS NewsHour)

It’€™s the season for tick bites. Each year, at least 300,000 people contract Lyme disease and about 10 to 15 percent report stubborn, long-lasting symptoms like achy joints, fatigue and memory lapses despite treatment. What are the mysteries of Lyme, and why is there no effective vaccine on the market for humans? Science correspondent Miles O’Brien reports. Source: PBS NewsHour

Summer Is Peak Season For Tick Bites (via r20.rs6.net)

This year’s rainfall and humid weather have sparked an increase in the pest population, but there are things that North Texans can do to avoid getting bitten by ticks and other insects while outdoors. Source: r20.rs6.net