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Now that spring is here, Berkshire residents want to get outside more and enjoy the natural beauty that our county has to offer. There are so many outdoor activities to experience including hiking, swimming, walking, outdoor yoga, outdoor concerts, and the list goes on and on as you well know. Plus, the warm weather brings along the traditional outdoor chores including mowing, weed whacking, pruning, outside carpentry work etc. One thing you want to be careful of is the tick population. It seems like every year, we get slammed with more of them than the previous year. Maybe it just looks that way but nevertheless they are around and in some places they run rampant.
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May is Lyme Disease Awareness Month. Here are 20 tips to prevent tick bites.
News 12 Staff
Updated on:May 13, 2021, 5:23am EDT
May is Lyme Disease Awareness Month.
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimates that nearly 500,000 people will contract Lyme disease this year, from just a single tick bite.
And currently there are over 2 million people in the U.S. suffering from chronic illness associated with Lyme disease.
Symptoms of the disease include brain fog, extreme fatigue, and joint pain. Read more about symptoms here.
Here are some tips to help you prevent tick bites:
Preventing tick bites on people