Claire Dean , 43 , was bitten while gardening in September last year . She began suffering crippling pain and was hospitalised and quit her job . One day she woke up and her face was completely numb and paralysed . Tests revealed she had Lyme disease , a bacterial infection spread by ticks . The ticks that pass on the condition are now found all over the Scotland .
Claire Dean , 43 , was bitten while gardening in September last year . She began suffering crippling pain and was hospitalised and quit her job . One day she woke up and her face was completely numb and paralysed . Tests revealed she had Lyme disease , a bacterial infection spread by ticks . The ticks that pass on the condition are now found all over the UK .