dr. jonooes cen fisse control. >> the 16 diseases tracked by the cdc include well known illnesses like lyme and zika which have seen dramatic rise since 2004. the deer tick found in the northeast, spreads lyme disease which accounts for 63% of the illnesses tracked. lyme disease cases have doubled to 36,000 a year. and the cdc says because of underreporting the real number is closer to 300,000. diseases carried by mosquitoes e in shark spikes. more than 40,000 cases of zika in u.s. territories, puerto rico. there are numbers of reasons for the rise, climate change may be playing a role. warmer temperatures lead to longer breeding season and lady to spread of ticks into a larger area. we live in a smaller world. during zika epidemic. infected travelers coming to the united states from brazil and places like mexico actually brought the virus with them. and then, finally, i have a great tip from the cdc, coming inside from a tick infested area, put your clothes in a hot >>> lines have been forming