A protein found in sweat may protect people from Lyme disease

The protein prevented disease-causing bacteria from growing in lab dishes or infecting mice

A blacklegged tick with a reddish brown body crawls across white human skin. Two fingers behind the tick look ready to pinch it.

Sweating may give people some protection against tickborne Lyme disease, a study suggests. A protein in human sweat prevented Lyme-causing bacteria from growing in lab dishes or infecting mice.

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Breaking into a cold sweat over a tick bite may have its benefits.