AND HOW TO PROTECT YOURSELF THIS SUMMER. TAYLOR. WELL, WHILE NOT EVERY TICK BITE CAUSES AN ILLNESS, IT'S STILL GOOD TO KNOW THE SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS BECAUSE EARLY PREVENTION IS KEY. ACCORDING TO A PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT THAT I SPOKE TO TODAY, TIS THE SEASON FOR TICK BORNE ILLNESSES, AND LYME DISEASE IS AT THE TOP OF THAT LIST. WE SEE A LOT OF POTENTIAL LYME DISEASE AND CONCERNS REGARDING TICK BITES ON A REGULAR BASIS. AND IF YOU THINK YOU MAY HAVE BEEN BITTEN OR FIND A TICK ON YOU.