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Spring & Summer mean outdoor activities. Outdoors means ticks and risk of Lyme Disease. The CDC says: Before gardening, camping, hiking, or just playing outdoors, make tick bite prevention part of your outdoor plans. DEET, showers, and tick checks can stop ticks. Kids are five times more likely than adults to die from Ticks Ticks cause Disease – Fight the Bite...

Stop Ticks. Reduce your chances of getting a tickborne disease by using repellents, checking for ticks, and showering after being outdoors. If you have a tick bite followed by a fever or rash, seek medical attention. Gardening, camping, hiking, and playing outdoors – when enjoying these activities, don't forget to take steps to prevent bites from ticks that share the...

Misperceptions Keep Kids from Getting Lifesaving Treatment for Tickborne Diseases Kids are five times more likely than adults to die from tickborne diseases like Rocky Mountain spotted fever (RMSF). Doctors often avoid prescribing doxycycline, the most effective RMSF treatment, for young children because the drug’s warning label cautions that tooth staining may be a side effect in children younger than...

Fight the Bite Insect Repellent & Sting Relief Products TICKS - Spray Before You Work or Play Blacklegged tick (deer tick) life stages next to a metric ruler. The adult ticks (two ticks at the left) are approximately 1/8 of an inch long, while the nymph (third from left) is just under 1/16 of an inch. Blacklegged Ticks (Deer Tick...

Olives? Well, we don't quite get that reference, but CPR & Lyme Disease are hot topics. With CPR & AED Awareness Month beginning in a few days, there's a lot of talk about CPR - scheduling training classes, getting CPR gear, etc. Springtime means outdoor activities, ticks, and Lyme Disease... See What the Bangor Daily News has to say about this. How to Recognize a Deer Tick and Protect Yourself Against Lyme Disease Continue reading →