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Tips, Classes and
H ealth C orner Programs to help

you live healthier!

2. Flu-like symptoms: Fever, fatigue, on exposed skin. Follow the
headache, muscle and joint aches, instructions for safe and
and swollen lymph nodes are eff ective use.
common symptoms that resemble
• Conduct regular tick checks.

Lyme Disease – Signs, Symptoms those of the flu. If these symptoms In most cases, a tick must be

and Prevention occur after a tick bite or exposure attached for 36 to 48 hours or
to tick-prone areas, contact your
more before the Lyme disease
physician as soon as possible.
by Caroline County Health Dept. bacterium can be transmitted.
403 S. Seventh Street, Denton 3. Neurological and cardiac After outdoor activities, inspect

410-479-8000 symptoms: In severe cases, Lyme your body for ticks, paying close
disease can lead to symptoms

The tick-borne illness Lyme disease attention to areas like the scalp,
affecting the nervous system

has become a signifi cant health armpits, groin, and behind the
and heart. These may include

concern in Maryland. With case knees. Promptly remove any
facial paralysis, memory
numbers on the rise, residents should attached ticks using fi ne-tipped
problems, heart palpitations,
take preventative measures to reduce tweezers.
dizziness, and shortness of
exposure risk when spending time • Modify your landscape. Create
breath. If you experience
in areas where ticks are prevalent, a tick-safe environment around
any of these symptoms, seek
such as wooded and grassy areas. emergency medical assistance. your home by keeping grass
Knowing the signs and symptoms can trimmed, removing leaf litter,
also help facilitate early detection and Prevention Steps and clearing tall vegetation.
appropriate treatment. The following preventive measures

• Protect your pets. Ticks can
can help you minimize your risk of
Recognizing the Signs & Symptoms easily latch onto pets and
contracting Lyme disease:

The following symptoms may appear bring them indoors. Regularly
as early as 3 to 30 days after a tick • Dress appropriately. While check and treat your pets for

bite and may increase in severity over outdoors, wear long sleeves, ticks, and consult with your
time: long pants, and closed-toe veterinarian about appropriate
shoes. Tuck pants into socks tick prevention measures.
1. Erythema migrans (EM) rash: and shirts into pants to create

The hallmark of Lyme disease, an • Seek medical attention. If you
a barrier. Opt for light-colored

EM rash often appears as a red experience any symptoms or
clothing to spot ticks more
bullseye or target-like rash at the easily. suspect a tick bite, consult a
site of the tick bite. However, healthcare professional. Early
it’s important to note that • Use insect repellent. Apply an diagnosis and treatment are
not all Lyme disease cases EPA-registered insect repellent vital in managing Lyme disease
exhibit this rash. containing at least 20% DEET and other tickborne illnesses
eff ectively.
EXAMS & CERTIFICATES
• Truck/Bus Drivers UM Shore Regional Health to
Offer “Breathe Again” Smoking

• Basic Med for Pilots Cessation Course
• Coast Guard for Boaters
• Pre-Op for Upcoming Surgery University of Maryland Shore
Regional Health is launching an
Board Certified in-person and participatory fi ve-
Occupational Medicine session workshop titled “Breathe
Again: A Journey to a Smoke-Free
C.E. Jensen, MD and Healthier YOU,” designed to help
Denton, MD 410-924-8560 smokers who wish to quit. Th e class
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