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reporter: dr. lauren handy says the number of tickbororne diseases nationwide is on the rise likely due to clilimate change. ticks can survive in difffferent areas because it is warmer and that can lead to more infections in humans. reporter: to prevent an infection, doctors recommend wearing long clothes and using g checkining your bodya fufull-length m mirror and throg your clothes in the dryer. turned it on high end any ticks remain on the clothes, they will just kill that after about 10 minutes. reporter: if you do find a tick, grasp it with tweezers close to the skin and steadily pull it out. the majority of tickborne infections are easily treatable with antibiotics. i really truly hope i can just help one other person, ten other people, this has really been quite an experience. reporter: meg oliver, cbs news. james: with the nation baking under a record heat, america s largest electrical ....

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