Ticks are making us sicker. The CDC blames warmer weather, not climate change.

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By Greta JochemMay 2, 2018, 5:54 pm260 pts
Illnesses spread by ticks more than doubled between 2004 and 2016, a new report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention shows. Mosquito-borne illnesses are also on the rise. Not addressed in the CDC’s report? Climate change’s role in all of this. Lead author Lyle R. Petersen says warmer weather…

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