Tick-Bite Disease With Symptoms Similar to COVID-19 on Rise in New York State

A tick whose bite can transmit Rocky Mountain spotted fever, at the French National Institute of Agricultural Research in Maison-Alfort, France, on July 20, 2016. Bertrand Guay/AFP via Getty Images

A tick-bite disease called anaplasmosis yields similar symptoms to COVID-19, and is reportedly on the rise in New York state.

The bacterial disease is mainly contracted by tick bites and can lead to headache, fever, chills, and muscle aches, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).