Timmins native Shania Twain is cautioning nature lovers to immediately seek treatment if they suspect they’ve been bitten by a tick.

The Canadian country music superstar, who recently revealed she’s battling complications from Lyme disease as a result of a tick bite over 10 years ago, says there’s “a very short window to catch it and then treat it.”

Twain says even when you treat it, you could still be left with symptoms, which is what happened to her.

Twain, who recently released the single “Life’s About to Get Good” off her upcoming album “Shania Now,” notes Lyme is “a debilitating disease” that “you can’t play around with.”

She says she saw a tick fall off her in Norfolk, Va., during her 2003-04 “Up!” tour.

She recalls becoming dizzy in the ensuing days and almost falling off the stage while performing.

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