"NBC4 Chief Meteorologist Dave Mazza's Personal Battle with Lyme Disease: A Story of Awareness"

NBC4 Chief Meteorologist Dave Mazza shared his personal experience with Lyme disease, a tick-borne illness that is on the rise in central Ohio. Mazza hopes to raise awareness about the prevalence of Lyme disease and educate others about its symptoms, prevention, and treatment. He discussed his symptoms, including a fever and a rash, which helped with his diagnosis. Experts attribute the increase in Lyme disease cases to the migration of ticks and potential connections to climate change and global warming.