Do Opossums Kill Ticks, Inhibit the Spread of Lyme Disease?

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Kim LaCapria

Mar 21, 2016 A popular meme asserted opossums kill most deer ticks they encounter and thus inhibit the spread ...

Your Christmas Tree Is (Probably) Not Full of Lyme Disease Bearing Ticks

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Alex Kasprak

Dec 5, 2016 Viral warnings about disease-carrying ticks in Christmas trees ignore much of the scientific lit ...

Did Sarah Palin Say People with Lyme Disease Should Stop Eating Limes?

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Kim LaCapria

May 8, 2017 Proposed changes to health care laws revived an old meme attributing a phony quote about Lyme di ...