Tips on how to avoid tick bites from the Illinois Department of Public Health
SPRINGFIELD (HOI) - Lyme Disease Awareness Month begins Saturday, and the Illinois Department of Public Health is reminding people to take precautions against tick bites to prevent contracting diseases they may carry, like Lyme disease.
According to a press release from the IDPH, residents can avoid tick bites by diligently checking themselves, their pets, and help children with a tick check after spending time in areas where ticks live, such as in and near wooded areas, tall grass, and brush.
Removing ticks within a 24-hour period reduces the risk of potential disease transmission.
IDPH offers tick tip for Lyme Disease Awareness Month
The ODA says these ticks are hard to find but carry pathogens that cause disease in humans and livestock.(ODA)
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SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (KFVS) - The weather is warmer, flowers are in bloom, and ticks are in full swing.
The first of May marks the beginning of Lyme Disease Awareness Month, and the Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) is reminding people to take precautions against tick bites.
Tick can carry many different diseases, including Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever (RMSF), Heartland virus, and Lyme disease.
While many of these diseases are treatable, some are life-threatening.
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While March may have come in like a lion with freezing temperatures, the first month of spring is also the beginning of the dreaded tick season, which, according to experts, may also be on the lion’s path with heavier than normal infestations.
For 2021, “pest” forecasters are predicting that the warm-weather months in the US will be a boon for tick populations, and the weather conditions could extend tick season beyond the average. While http://www.pest.org has Wyoming and Montana as average for tick populations, the Plains, including Nebraska and the Dakotas, will likely see above-average infestations.