Defender,
I have not seen that specific footage concerning Lyme, however, here in Loudoun County, Virginia where I live the county has made great efforts to let folks know the severity of the disease. But, recently I read that there are other tick-borne diseases that are just as bad as Lyme. I realize that ticks have always carried some kind of "kooties," but one of these links suggests that there is a new disease up in Minnesota.

http://www.nytimes.com/2011/09/20/health/20tick.html
http://minnesota.publicradio.org/dis...-tick-disease/