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12 Health: ER Visits for Tick Bites Reach 5-Year High in Northeast
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12 Health: ER visits for tick bites reach 5-year high in Northeast
EAST PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WPRI) — In our most recent edition of 12 Health, we're talking all about tick season. You see the warnings every year about checking for ticks, wearing long sleeves and pants when in wooded areas, and spraying with Deet, but this year those warnings carry extra weight. Scientists say a wetter-than-average spring helped the tick population thrive. In fact, according to the CDC, emergency room visits for tick bites in the N…
With the arrival of summer, as people spend more time outdoors, tick bites have returned to the forefront. Especially seen in rural areas and picnic areas, ticks can cause not only an irritating bite but also life-threatening infections. Beware! What should you do in case of a tick bite? What should you do first? Here are the details: Experts are calling on the public to stay informed, noting that tick activity increases in hot weather. Internal…
Letter – Home remedy for tick bites
Editor, The Smithfield Times: Some of you may have caught the news on NewsNation about the spike of ticks in the nation. The news reported and listed that there are 10 diseases ticks can carry, thus tick bites need to be taken seriously. So far this summer, I’ve had my share of tick bites from ticks that are no longer than the point of a pencil, but they can leave their red itchy mark as large as a half-dollar coin. As soon as I extract the tic…
Last year there were 49 cases of Lyme Disease and 10 of Mediterranean Exathematic Fever in Navarre.
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