The ongoing threat of coronavirus coupled with the risk of EEE and Lyme disease that often increases in the summer months will create “the perfect storm” for illness as people spend mor… Source: Boston Herald
How to protect yourself from ticks this summer
It’s important to cover up during hikes by wearing pants and high socks while outdoors. Source: r20.rs6.net
Welcome to Tick Season
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Stamm: How to protect yourself from ticks
If you spend a significant amount of time outdoors in the summer, chances are you have had a few tick encounters. Ticks are parasites that must have three blood meals during their lifetime to develop and reproduce. Kentucky is an ideal environment for ticks as we have forests, humidity and a large deer population. The … Source: Winchester Sun
Aggressive, Human-Biting Tick Invades
The lone star tick had previously been limited to the southeastern U.S. It’s here now… Source: Across Connecticut, CT Patch
Fox that attacked a Pa. woman had rabies, Health Department says
It is essential for the victim to begin taking the rabies vaccine, the DoH said. Source: pennlive
Mosquitoes NJ: Warmer, wetter summers bring more bites, more killer viruses
Mosquitoes are more than a flying, biting pest in New Jersey. Their bites can be deadly. Source: Asbury Park Press
West Nile still biggest risk, but mosquito season may bring other threats
FAIRFIELD — West Nile is not the only concern as mosquito season starts to take hold. Chikungunya, dengue fever, yellow fever and Zika, all of which are costly to treat and can have long-term health and financial consequences, can be transmitted by infected mosquitos, which are known to be in Califo Source: Daily Republic
More Disease-Carrying Ticks Being Found in Minnesota
DULUTH, Minn. – According to the Minnesota Department of Health, more ticks that carry Lyme disease and other illnesses are being found across the state. 30-40 percent of adult deer or black-legged ticks have Lyme disease. Health experts are more concerned with that species than the larger and more common wood or dog tick. Ticks can only transmit disease if… … Read More
Mosquito activity expected to increase as West Nile concerns return
Though COVID-19 has been top of mind as it relates to Mesa County health concerns, summer days are bringing with them disease-carrying mosquitoes that can spread the West Nile Virus. Source: The Grand Junction Daily Sentinel
