Links

  1. Tick encounter

  2. Center for Disease Control

  3. Environmental Protection Agency



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

FACTS

Tick Facts

  1. Deer ticks can be active all year long – even in the winter!
  2. On average, 50% of deer ticks found in nature can be infected with Lyme disease-causing bacteria.
  3. Deer ticks transmit other equally threatening infections such as Babesiosis and Anaplasmosis.
  4. The bite from a single tick can cause infection and possibly change your life forever.
  5. You are typically most at risk during the spring and summer months when the tiny nymphal stage ticks are active.  For a more in depth look at ticks and to learn when they are active and you are most at risk www.tickencounter.org.

Lyme Disease Facts

  1. There are over 20,000 cases of Lyme disease reported in the U.S. every year – Most in the Northeastern U.S.
  2. Left untreated Lyme disease can cause severe illness.
  3. Lyme disease costs an estimated $2 billion dollars annually in medical care, lost productivity/wages, etc… - Never mind the money…“you can’t put a price on quality of life”

Tick Block Facts

  1. The EPA states "...There is reasonable certainty that Permethrin-treated clothing poses no harm to infants or children".
  2. Put directly on the skin, typically less than 1% of active ingredient in Permetrhin is absorbed into the body; DEET can be absorbed at over 20 times that rate.