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The number of Lyme disease cases is climbing this year for the second year in a row. 

Adult Asian longhorned ticks collected in Frick Park by a group of University of Pittsburgh School of Public Health student students completing a five-year study on a variety of ticks in the area. (Louis B. Ruediger | TribLive) University of Pittsburgh School of Public Health students gather at Frick Park to continue a study on…

More and more Americans are being exposed to these parasites as climate change expands the range where they can survive. That means more people are also exposed to the bevy of health conditions they can cause, such as Rocky Mountain spotted fever, the alpha-gal-triggered red meat allergy, and, most common of all, Lyme disease