Tick Season Survival Guide: Worse Than Lyme Disease?

As if Lyme disease weren't already enough. 

Now, a new disease also spread by dear ticks has infected upwards of 100,000 New Yorkers, according to CBS New York. 

The new disease -- Borrelia miyamotoi -- actually resembles Lyme disease, and results in similar symptoms, according to the report, but is different and could actually be worse. 

One New York doctor told CBS that the diagnosis for the disease could be missed by doctors, because many doctors don't know about it. 

Martha's Vineyard is no stranger to Lyme disease. In Dukes County, there were 46 cases of the tick-spread disease in 2012. That's 26.99 people infected per 10,000 county residents. Compared to the state's overall average of 5-plus people per 10,000 infected in 2012, Martha's Vineyard is a high-risk area.

But there is a silver lining, according to the report, and that is it's believed the same antibiotic that kills Lyme disease also works in treating Borrelia miyamotoi, so long that it's given in appropriate doses and started early enough. 

More Tick Season Survival Skills on Martha's Vineyard Patch:

• Symptoms and Treatment of Infection
• 5 Things to Know About Ticks