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Tick-borne disease with symptoms similar to COVID-19 on the rise in New York state
anaplasmosis, is caused by a bacteria that is spread to people through tick bites, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Some of the symptoms can include fever, headache, chills and muscle aches — which are also similar signs of the cornavirus as listed by the CDC.RELATED: CoronavirusNOW.com, FOX launches national hub for COVID-19 news and updates“That’s one that’s really on the rise, particularly in the northeastern part of New York,” Byron Backenson, deputy director of the state Health Department’s Bureau of Communicable Disease Control, told the news magazine Adirondack Explorer.A file image dated April 15, 2020 shows a tick crawling over a person’s skin.