What Are Some Diseases You Can Get From Ticks? How Can How You Avoid Ticks?

Index	What is a tick? What do ticks look like?	Where can you find a tick? and how can you remove an attached tick?	Where can you find a tick on a animals? and how you can have tick control .	Bibliography	About us	Acknowledgment

What are some diseases you can get from ticks? Some diseases that can be received from ticks are tularemia , which enters through the skin if a person comes into contacted with a crushed infected tick. There is Lyme disease which has become the most reported arthropod borne disease in the USA.
How to avoid tick bites? When you are outside there are several precautions can reduce your chances of being bitten. ~ tuck your pants into your socks and your shirt into your pants . ~ wear light colored clothing. ~ Inspect clothing often. ~ Apply repellants according to label instructions. ~ When home remove clothing and put it in the dryer for 30 minutes to kill any ticks. ~ When you return home from the field shower and wash your body thoroughly. Especially check groin, navel, armpits, head, and behind knees and ears. ~ inspect children at least once a day. ~ When hiking stay in the middle of the trails. ~ Clear brush from around your house. ~ Avoid plants that especially attract deer and other animals. ~ Limit watering of lawns ~ Judicious use of environmental insecticides to kill ticks may be necessary in some areas.

What are some diseases you can get from ticks?

Some diseases that can be received from ticks are tularemia , which enters through the skin if a person comes into contacted with a crushed infected tick. There is Lyme disease which has become the most reported arthropod borne disease in the USA.

How to avoid tick bites?

When you are outside there are several precautions can reduce your chances of being bitten.

~ tuck your pants into your socks and your shirt into your pants .

~ wear light colored clothing.

~ Inspect clothing often.

~ Apply repellants according to label instructions.

~ When home remove clothing and put it in the dryer for 30 minutes to kill any ticks.

~ When you return home from the field shower and wash your body thoroughly. Especially check groin, navel, armpits, head, and behind knees and ears.

~ inspect children at least once a day.

~ When hiking stay in the middle of the trails.

~ Clear brush from around your house.

~ Avoid plants that especially attract deer and other animals.

~ Limit watering of lawns

~ Judicious use of environmental insecticides to kill ticks may be necessary in some areas.