‘It Can Happen To Anyone’: Early Detection Important In Treating Lyme Disease

‘It Can Happen To Anyone’: Early Detection Important In Treating Lyme Disease

What began as a bull’s-eye rash for Amanda Smith in 2009 turned into years of unexplainable health problems — all derived from a single tick bite. A Jackson native now living in Texas, Smith said she visited multiple doctors over a span of four years, but none of the doctors knew what was wrong. But her symptoms, ranging from flu-like sickness to low blood pressure, continued to grow worse. Read more.