Why
are ticks so dangerous?
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Photo courtesy of the Center for
Disease Control: Lyme Disease |
It's hard to believe that such a tiny creature can be so dangerous … but it
is. Ticks are transmitters of a number of potentially deadly diseases, including
Lyme
Disease, caused by the Deer Tick, Rocky Mountain Spotted
Fever, and Human
Granulocytic Erlichiosis (HGE). These are only three of the seven major
tick-borne diseases on the rise in the United States.
There are, fortunately, a number of precautions you can take to keep these
pests from feasting on you. These include wearing long-sleeved shirts, tucking
pants into boots when hiking through woods and fields, using an insect repellent
containing DEET, and doing a complete body check, including the scalp, upon
returning from the outdoors. Ticks take awhile to embed and begin feeding, so
the sooner they are removed, the better your chances of avoiding infection. |
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From left to right: The deer tick (Ixodes
scapularis) adult female, adult male, nymph, and larva measured in
centimeters.
Photo courtesy of the Center for
Disease Control: Lyme Disease |
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