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SPRINGFIELD (HOI) - Lyme Disease Awareness Month begins Saturday, and the Illinois Department of Public Health is reminding people to take precautions against tick bites to prevent contracting diseases they may carry, like Lyme disease.
According to a press release from the IDPH, residents can avoid tick bites by diligently checking themselves, their pets, and help children with a tick check after spending time in areas where ticks live, such as in and near wooded areas, tall grass, and brush.
Removing ticks within a 24-hour period reduces the risk of potential disease transmission.
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Keller said her symptoms haven’t changed much over the years, and during this Parkinson’s Disease Awareness Month of April, she’s grateful for that.
“I’m still doing almost all the same things that I ve been doing all along, so I don t let it stop me too much,” she said.
Dr. Tanya Harlow, a neurologist at Sanford Health in Fargo, specializes in movement disorders, spending nearly 70% of her time with Parkinson s patients like Keller.
She said Parkinson’s develops in the basal ganglia or part of the brain that controls smooth movements, due to a loss of dopamine-producing cells there.