PHILADELPHIA - Pa. health officials are warning to watch for tick bites during an especially bad season. They also say some symptoms of Lyme disease are similar to COVID-19.Joy Shugrue has been doing lots of hiking with her husband and dog since the coronavirus pandemic started.
A few weeks ago, she began to have a slight fever."I had aches and I wasn't feeling well," she said.Her aches were discovered to be Lyme Disease, but she was worried because her symptoms (fever, chills, and headache) were very similar to that of COVID-19.