
Since 1999, there has been a striking parallel among rates of reportable tick-borne diseases in the United States – see graph (Lyme disease expressed as cases per 100,000 for fit). [1,2] References: 1. Berger SA. Infectious Diseases of the United States, 2012. 1089 pages, 467 graphs, 9760 references. Gideon e-books, http://www.gideononline.com/ebooks/country/infectious-diseases-of-the-united-states/ 2. Gideon graph tool [...]