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SAVE NOW What should I know about Lyme acquiring Lyme disease.
disease?
Use an insect repellant when
You may have seen
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Avoid wooded and
needed to be extra aware brushy areas, especially
of ticks this spring and with high grass.
summer. Believe it or Cover exposed skin
not, this is because during hikes if hiking or
in 2015 there was an in wooded areas.
unusual swell of acorns Shower immediately
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on their blood and then it off as soon as possi-
If you find a tick, get
picking up the bacteria
Please join us! that cause Lyme disease. As a result, ble. Usually, it takes about 24 hours for
the number of Lyme-carrying ticks the tick to infect a person after it starts
increased beginning in April and last- biting.
ing into the summer months, provid- If you follow these preventive tips you
ing a threat to humans bit by infected can greatly reduce your risk of Lyme
Celebration ticks. disease, and still enjoy your favorite
What is Lyme disease? According outdoor activities during the spring and
to the Centers for Disease Control and summer months.
transformation Prevention, Lyme disease is caused —Dr. Robert Silverbrook, RWJMedi-
by the bacteria Boreelia burgdorferi cal Associates
and is transmitted through the bite of This content is intended to encourage a
blacklegged ticks who are infected. healthy lifestyle. For medical advice and
Symptoms can include fever, fatigue, a treatment, see a physician. Concerned
skin rash called erythema migrans, and about your health? Send your questions to
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