The list of risk factors mentioned for Lyme disease in various sources includes:
Individuals who live or work in residential areas surrounded by tick-infested woods or overgrown brush are at risk of getting Lyme disease. Persons who work or play in their yard, participate in recreational activities away from home such as hiking, camping, fishing and hunting, or engage in outdoor occupations, such as landscaping, brush clearing, forestry, and wildlife and parks management in endemic areas may also be at risk of getting Lyme disease. (Source: excerpt from CDC Lyme Disease Home Page: DVBID)
Persons in endemic areas who frequent sites where infected ticks are common, such as grassy or wooded locations favored by white-tailed deer in the northeastern and upper midwest states, and along the northern Pacific coast of California. (Source: excerpt from Questions and Answers About Lyme Disease: DVBID)
Persons in endemic areas who frequent sites where infected ticks are common, such as grassy or wooded locations favored by white-tailed deer in the northeastern and upper midwest states, and along the northern Pacific coast of California. (Source: excerpt from Facts About Lyme Disease: CDC-OC)
The following medical news items are relevant to risk factors for Lyme disease:
Risk factors for Lyme disease are factors that do not seem to be a direct cause of the disease, but seem to be associated in some way. Having a risk factor for Lyme disease makes the chances of getting a condition higher but does not always lead to Lyme disease. Also, the absence of any risk factors or having a protective factor does not necessarily guard you against getting Lyme disease. For general information and a list of risk factors, see the risk center.
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