PREVENTION

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Prevention is the key to avoiding Lyme disease.

Here are some ways to avoid getting bitten by tick.

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• Avoid tick-infested areas, such as leaf litter under trees. Avoid brushing against long grasses and brush on edges of paths. Don’t sit on stumps or fallen logs.

• Wear light-colored long pants and long sleeves so you can easily see any ticks.

• Tuck shirt into pants and tuck pants into socks.

• Use DEET on skin and treat clothing with spray containing permethrin.

• If you are afraid of the chemical DEET, you can find natural products with Picaridin

• Do a thorough tick check upon returning inside and for several days following exposure.

• Check bedding for several days following exposure for ticks that drop off.

• Ticks, especially nymphal ticks, are tiny. Find and remove them before they bite.

• Spray your yard.

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