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                                                                     has been particularly bad for ticks.  that will help you reduce your risk of
                      SAVE NOW                                       What should I know about Lyme  acquiring Lyme disease.
                                                                     disease?
                                                                                                      Use  an insect  repellant  when
                                                                      You  may  have  seen
       ON A NEW HOME COMFORT SYSTEM FROM                             on the news that you                      outdoors.
                                                                                                                 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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                                                                     mice in 2016. These mice
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                                                                     ing themselves to one                     the ears, in the armpits
                                                                     single mouse, feeding   Dr. Silverbrook   and in the groin area.
                                                                     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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          September 19     First Networking at Night business
                           leader speaking series at
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                           new campus experience
          October 21       Mount Holly Campus culinary
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