Tick Season is upon us once again. Please remember...A TICK CHECK A DAY WILL HELP KEEP LYME AWAY!! Feel for little bumps on your head. Look behind your ears. Check your neck. Look under your arms and in your elbows. Look for tiny bro
wn spots on your skin. Look in your belly button. Check between your legs. Check behind your knees and between your toes. Check yourself for ticks each time you have participated in an outdoor activity. Look and feel for ticks on your body before during and after bathing. If you find a tick, pull it out with tweezers and clean the area well. Don't be concerned if a small piece of the tick is left in the skin. As long as the body of the tick is removed it cannot transmit disease. If you develop symptoms (red rash, severe headache with neck stiffness, muscle or joint aches, facial paralysis, fatigue or fever within a few days to a couple of weeks, CALL YOUR DOCTOR IMMEDIATELY. Prompt treatment is necessary to treat Lyme disease. Putting your clothes in the dryer for 15 minutes will kill ticks on clothing. Your pets can carry ticks into your home so check them often too!! (Westwood Board of Heath)
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