Ticks may be small, but they can do major damage: Each year, infected ticks cause an estimated 300,000 Lyme disease infections. Stop ticks before they make you sick: FactFriday FridayThoughts
Before gardening, camping, hiking, or just playing outdoors, make preventing tick bites part of your plans.
Lyme disease is spread by the bite of an infected tick. In the United States, an estimated 300,000 infections occur each year. If you camp, hike, work, or play in wooded or grassy places, you could be bitten by an infected tick. People living in or visiting New England, the mid-Atlantic states, and the upper Midwest are at greatest risk. Infected ticks can also be found in neighboring states and in some areas of Northern California, Oregon and Washington. But you and your family can prevent tick bites and reduce your risk of Lyme disease.Blacklegged ticks live in moist and humid environments, particularly in and near wooded or grassy areas.
Though Lyme disease cases have been reported in nearly every state, cases are reported from the infected person’s county of residence,Use Environmental Protection Agency -registered insect repellents containing DEET, picaridin, IR3535, oil of lemon eucalyptus, para-menthane-diol, or 2-undecanone. EPA’s helpful search tool can help you find the product that best suits your needs. Always follow product instructions.
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