Gardening, hiking, the sun and the warm, fresh air - it's good for your physical health and your mental wellbeing. But with the good comes a downside: the outdoors carry some risks for diseases carried by bugs that bite. Keep enjoying your favourite outdoor activities but take precautions.
Quick removal of ticks from your skin will help prevent infection. Don't put anything on the tick, or try to burn the tick off.
We are urging everyone to follow physical distancing recommendations and follow public health measures, so we can flatten the curve of COVID-19. Therefore, we will no longer be accepting ticks for submission. To identify the tick:
Both Lyme disease and WNv can cause flu-like symptoms that begin with:
Lyme disease often comes with the warning of a bulls-eye rash at the site of the bite.