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  "textContent": "STORY AT-A-GLANCE Ticks embed their mouthparts (chelicerae) into human skin and can remain latched on for days, silently feeding while suppressing pain and immunity. This creates ideal conditions for tick-borne diseases like Lyme disease to establish infection unnoticed Research shows tick saliva reprograms skin immune cells, especially Langerhans cells, shifting them into a tolerant state […]",
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