Stirling’s MSP highlighted the story of a Doune youngster in Holyrood as part of Lyme Disease Awareness Month.
His mum Heather has sung the praises of the NHS and local pharmacies, whose information posters means local are very aware of Lyme disease. Lyme disease is a bacterial infection caused by the bite of an infected tick. Tick bites are usually painless and can easily go unnoticed. There is no proven minimum time needed for the transmission of infection, so ticks should be carefully removed as soon as possible.
A recent Lyme Resource Centre study found that a third of people diagnosed with Lyme disease in Scotland were not aware of the need to protect themselves against tick bites, and 42 per cent were not aware of Lyme disease at all.