A Rugers University tick expert explains how New Jersey is a perfect habitat for the explosion of deer ticks, the bug that spreads the disease. CBSN New York’s Meg Baker reports. Source: r20.rs6.net
Tick Numbers On The Rise As Warmer Weather Moves Into The Area (via Fort Smith/Fayetteville News | 5newsonline KFSM 5NEWS)
FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. (KFSM) — With a mild winter and warmer spring temps, tick season is expected to be bad this year. Avid outdoorsman Rick Spicer got bit by a tick two years ago. He went a week without thinking much about it, but after getting a fever and severe aches and pains, he went to the doctor and was diagnosed … Read More
Experts predict busy tick season (via WNYT NewsChannel 13)
With the warmer weather upon us, it’s time to start thinking about protecting yourself from ticks. The experts say this is the time of year they really start coming out – and this year, conditions are right for us to See a lot of them. Source: WNYT NewsChannel 13
Pennsylvania House passes bill for full Lyme disease coverage (via WHTM)
The Pennsylvania legislature has moved legislation that would require health insurers to cover long-term treatments for Lyme disease. Source: WHTM
Winter Weather Can Make Tick-Borne Illness Like Lyme Disease Worse (via Healthline)
Thanks to unseasonably warm, wet weather Seen across the country, tick season will be especially tough this year, health experts say. With record levels of Lyme disease and a new type of tick spotted across the United States, itâs important to understand and prevent tick bites. Source: Healthline
Warning: Ticks Are Posing Higher Risks for People and Pets This Year, Experts Say (via House Beautiful)
This is my worst nightmare. Source: House Beautiful
Lone Star tick bite causes life-threatening meat allergy to hundreds in Southeast (via wbir.com)
Alpha Gal, it’s a funny name, but there’s nothing funny about the health problems it can cause. It begins with a tick bite, resulting in a life-threatening food allergy. Source: wbir.com
Tick talk: with warmer weather comes the return of these tiny pests – Ashcroft Cache Creek Journal (via Ashcroft Cache Creek Journal)
Keep yourself and your pets safe from ticks Source: Ashcroft Cache Creek Journal
Advice On Avoiding Tick-Borne Illnesses This Spring (via WSKG)
Experts say there are at least 17 different tick species found in New York state. Some people and animals that are bitten by an infected tick can get any of a number of illnesses, including Lyme disease. Source: WSKG
CDC to Start Tracking Ticks as Diseases Rise (via WebMD)
The CDC for the first time will be monitoring the nation’s tick population and the diseases they may be carrying. The effort comes as the number of people diagnosed with serious vector-borne diseases caused by ticks has more than doubled over the past few decades. Source: WebMD
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