Tick season is back - how to avoid being bitten and what to do if you are
They carry potentially fatal infections such as Lyme Disease
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People are being urged to be beware of blood sucking ticks as they head out to the countryside as lockdown restrictions ease.
Ticks - which carry potentially fatal infections such as Lyme Disease- become more prevalent between May and September.
The number of cases of Lyme Disease has increased - particularly in the south west - in recent years.
Ticks are small, spider like creatures which feed on the blood of animals and humans.
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