This Viral Photo of Ticks on a Poppy Seed Muffin Will Scar You — Pop Culture

The CDC is on a mission to save lives and protect public health and safety, and if they have to ruin muffins for everybody to do it, then so be it.

We are in prime tick season right now. In warm weather ticks become more active, and people spend more time in nature, often wearing things like shorts and open-toed shoes. Ticks can carry and transmit serious illnesses like Lyme disease and Rocky Mountain spotted fever, and the CDC says tick-borne illnesses are on the rise in the U.S. So in an effort to raise awareness of the importance of defending against tick bites, the CDC this week posted a photo to Twitter of a delicious-looking poppy seed muffin that was actually covered in ticks.

I'm sorry to have to be the one to show you this.

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