Protecting yourself from ticks and Lyme’s Disease Published May 17, 2011 By Senior Airman Alexander Brown 439 AW/PA WESTOVER, Mass. -- More than 14,000 cases of Lyme's Disease are reported annually, but because symptoms so closely resemble the flu and usually go away without treatment, scientists estimate as many as nine out of every ten cases go unreported. So keep an eye out and take the proper precautions to keep your self healthy. Check out these facts of lime disease. Protect yourself from tick-borne diseases.