Last week State Representative Dan Swanson (R-Alpha) presented legislation on his resolution identifying May as Lyme Disease Awareness Month in Illinois.

Tuesday with members of the Illinois Lyme Association at the Capitol, Swanson shared information with his House colleagues concerning tick collections taking place across the state, along with some interesting statistics.

Most common symptoms reported, in order of highest percentage, are fatigue, joint pain, headaches, muscle ache, and brain fog.   Swanson said when listening to some of those symptoms, it's easy to understand how Lyme disease is so misdiagnosed. To find out more about lyme disesase, click here.