What is Lyme Disease?

05/14/2001

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Table of Contents

Ticks and Lyme Disease on Cape Cod and the Islands

What is Lyme Disease?

Ixodes scapularis

Lyme Disease Distribution Across the Country

Learning About the Tick

Deer Tick Eggs

Size of Deer Tick Eggs Throughout Life Cycle

Larval Deer Ticks

Mice

Nymphs

Wooded Habitat

Deer

Dermacentor variabilis

Engorged Female Deer Tick

Relative Risk

Take Precautions

How to Protect Yourself from Ticks

Do a Tick Check Every Day

Tick Repellents

Check Your Pets

Deer Tick Mouthparts

Remove Ticks Properly

Proper Removal Technique

Do Not Apply Petroleum Jelly

Early Stage of Lyme Disease

Lyme Disease Rashes

Bulls-Eye Rash

Atypical Rash

Treatment of Lyme Disease

How to Protect your Home and Yard

How to Protect your Home and Yard 2

For Further Information...

Author: Roberta Clark 

Email: robertac@umext.umass.edu

Home Page: http://www.umassgreeninfo.org