ST. LOUIS – Tick season is stretching longer than usual in Missouri, and experts warn the illnesses these tiny pests carry can be serious, sometimes even life-threatening.
According to a recent Washington University study, one in seven adults in the St. Louis area reported finding a tick on themselves or a loved one in the past year.
But for Skip Kernan, 65, it wasn’t a hike in the woods that led to a medical emergency. It was a day on the golf course…