Fight The Deer Tick Bite This Summer

Tuesday, June 1st, 2021 -- 9:40 AM

Fight the bite of the lyme disease bearing deer tick this summer. If one does bite you, remove it right away.

WRN reports that Rebecca Osborn is vectorborne disease epidemiologist with the state Department of Health Services and she says "All you need is a pair of tweezers. Just pull it out with a steady pressure. Once you've removed the tick, you want to wash the area with soap and water. And monitor that location for the development of a rash in the next month."

You can protect yourself from tick bites by using repellent on skin and clothing and wearing long pants and long-sleeved shirts. About 200 cases of lyme disease are reported in Wisconsin each year, but that number probably vastly underestimates the true number of cases.

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