If you’re like me, you’ll appreciate this, a close-up view of how a tick attaches to people. These images may just stick in your mind and spur you to check for ticks daily.
Do ticks live through winter? Research says yes! You can’t protect yourself 100%, but we need to do all we can to lower the odds of getting Lyme—or getting reinfected.
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So good to see you back on line and with such important information that we who love the outdoors need to heed. Thanks!
Thanks! It’s a great feeling for sure.
Eek!!!
Fear is a good motivator! Those who have’t had the pleasure of walking around with spirochetes in their bodies should certainly fear walking around with ticks attached.
It is SO hard to get people to understand — even my own family can be rather casual about tick checks, for example, though they have seen what I went through after being infected. Public education needs to ramp up much faster-