Cathleen F. Crowley writes in the Times Union about the tick-born infection, anaplasmosis, that has been showing up more frequently in Capitol region emergency rooms. The infection causes flu-like symptoms like fever, headache, muscle pain, malaise, chills, nausea and confusion. The number of cases is still small compared to the number afflicted by Lyme disease. Anaplasmosis is seen most often in people over the age of 65, an indication that younger people with healthy immune systems are better able to fight off the bacteria. Once diagnosed and treated with the antibiotic doxycycline, patients recover fast. Tick season began early this year because of the warm temperatures. Experts predict this season will be especially bad because of various factors in the tick's ecosystem. Read the full story in the Times Union.