WHEREAS, Lyme disease is the most common tick-borne and vector-borne disease, affecting citizens in every state of the nation; and

WHEREAS, Lyme disease is most easily treated when it is diagnosed early, as dissemination of the disease can cause serious, permanent, and sometimes life-threatening damage to the brain, joints, heart, eyes, liver, spleen, blood vessels, and kidneys; and

WHEREAS, Lyme disease is spread primarily by the bite of several types of ticks infected with the bacterium Borrelia burgdorferi; and

WHEREAS, ticks transmitting Lyme disease can be found in woods, parks, beaches, and yards throughout South Carolina and the nation; and

WHEREAS, Lyme disease is difficult to diagnose because it imitates other conditions and because there is no reliable test to determine infection; and

WHEREAS, the 2000 observance of Lyme Disease Awareness Month provides a unique opportunity for the citizens of the Palmetto State to work together to raise awareness of the threat and prevention of Lyme disease and other tick transmitted diseases.

NOW, THEREFORE, I, Jim Hodges, Governor of the Great State of South Carolina, do hereby proclaim May, 2000, as

LYME DISEASE AWARENESS MONTH

throughout the state and encourage all South Carolinians to recognize Lyme disease as a public health threat and to work together to raise awareness of the importance of early detection and treatment of this disease.

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