Pennsylvania has the highest number of Lyme disease diagnoses in the nation. Legislation has been introduced to ensure insurance coverage for those suffering from the effects of Lyme disease. Ticks are especially active in the springtime. Everyone who spends time outdoors is at risk of tick exposure and should take precautions, including wearing light-colored clothing to more easily spot ticks, spraying shoes, clothes and exposed skin with tick repellent, and doing tick checks to ensure ticks do not attach and risk infection with Lyme disease.