Mice host the bacterial borrelia burgdorferi. When ticks feed on mice blood containing these bacteria and then attach onto humans, this bacteria spreads to humans in the form of Lyme Disease and other tick-borne diseases. In addition to the mast year, we also saw a generally mild winter, which allows for adult ticks to be more active, further increasing the chances of contracting a tick-borne disease this season.
If you find a tick on your clothing or skin, it is important to look for the following common Lyme Disease symptoms in the days to follow:
Lyme Disease typically takes 12-36 hours to transmit after a tick embeds. So, after finding a tick, depending on the time in your skin, you may be able to avoid contracting any tick-borne diseases. However, it is important to treat the symptoms regardless, because it is hard to know how long a tick was actually in you.
Bug sprays and other tick repellents for humans or pets are a popular means of prevention. But, an even better way to protect you and your family, is to spray for ticks in your yard.
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Protect Your Family from Lyme’s Disease Treating properties to help prevent cases of Lyme disease Red Cedar offers methods of tick control that have been shown to be safe for pets, people, and the environment, and that have also been shown to be effective at killing ticks in people’s yards. For customers who prefer a …
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Lyme’s is one of the fastest growing infectious diseases in the United States It’s summertime, which means longer days spent enjoying our yards with our families. Unfortunately, more time spent outdoors also means an increased risk of contracting a tick-borne disease. As a result, the months of June and July see the largest numbers of …
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