Are you taking precautions against tick bites

Are you taking precautions against tick bites

AS MORE AND MOREPEOPLE TURN TOOUTDOOR ACTIVITIESFOR AN ESCAPE FROMQUARANTINE...THERE IS A NEWCONCERN THIS YEAR --TICKS.EXPERTS AREPREDICTING A BADSEASON... ANDURGING PEOPLE TOTAKE PRECAUTION ATLOCAL PARKS.HERE'S 7 EYEWITNESSNEWS REPORTER EDREILLY.I THINK A LOT OFPEOPLE, DUE TO THECOVID CRISIS RIGHTNOW, ARE NOTTHINKING ABOUT ITLOCAL PARKS ANDBEACHES ARE SEEINGA SURGE OF PEOPLEANXIOUS TO GETOUTSIDE AFTERWEEKS OF BEINGHOUSEBOUND DUE TOCOVID-19.BUT A MILD WINTERHAS RESULTED IN ALARGE NUMBER OFTICKS BEINGREPORTED TOGROUPS SUCH ASLYME WNY.THIS IS THE MOST WEHAVE EVER SEENREBECCA ROLLFOUNDED LYME WNYAFER SEEING WHATLYME DISEASE DID TOHER HUSBAND CHUCK.EXTREMELY ACTIVE,WORKING 12-HOURSDAYS TO LITERALLYCRAWLING OUT OFBED, LOSING HISVISION, AND LOSINGHIS TRAIN OF THOUGHTIF CAUGHT EARLY,LYME DISEASE CAN BETREATED WITHANTIBIOTIC'SHALF THE TICKS IN ERIECOUNTY ARE CARRYINGEITHER LYME DISEASEOR OTHER INFECTIONWE WERE JUST OUT INTHE YARD PLAYINGDEANNA BAKERKNOWS HOW SCARY ITCAN BE.HER 3-YEAR-OLDDAUGHTERMADILYNNE WAS BITEBY TICK LASTSUMMER.SHE WOKE UP AND SHEHAD, WHAT REBECCACALLS, YOUR TYPICALBULLS EYE RASH.

IWAS LIKE ' OH MYGOSH!'

...SOTHE MARILLA MOMTOOK HER DAUGHTERTO AN URGENT CAREWHERE IT WASDISMISSED AS JUST ABUG BITE.THEY WEREN'T GOINGTO TREAT HER AT ALL.THEY WERE JUSTGOING TO SEND ME ONMY WAY.LYME DISEASE IS HARDTO DIAGNOSE ANDCAN MIMIC THE FLU.DEANNA ANDREBECCA ROLLINSISTED ONANTIBIOTICS FORMADILYNNE WHICHWAS AGREED TO BYTHE DOCTOR.THE TWO MOTHERSARE REMINDINGPARENTS TO DOWHOLE BODY CHECKSON THEIR KIDS AFTERBEING OUTSIDE.I CHECK THE HAIRLINE.I CHECK THEIR ARMSAND LEGS.

I CHECKTHEIR STOMACH'S.MADY'S WAS ON HERBACKIT IS ALSO IMPORTANTTO USE PROPER TICKREPELLANT.THOSE ARE DEET,PICARIDIN, OIL OFEUCALYPTUS, AND IR3535WEARING LIGHTCOLORED CLOTHINGCAN MAKE IT EASIERTO SPOT A TICK.USE TWEEZERS TOGENTLY PULL A TICKOFF YOUR SKIN THENTREAT THE AREA WITHALCOHOL ANDANTIBACTERIALCREMEIF YOU DEVELOPRASHES LIKE THESE .

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IT IS IMPORTANT TOBE SEEN BY A DOCTORAS AS POSSIBLE.PEOPLE ARE JUST NOTTAKING IT SERIOUSLYAND IT NEEDS TO BEONTHE FOREFRONT OFTHEIR MINDS.LYME WNY NOW HASBILLBOARDS UPCALLING FOR BETTERTESTING TODETERMINE ITSOMEONE HAS THEDISEASE.

IT ISSOMETHINGADVOCATES FOR THETREATMENT OF LYMEDISEASE HAVE BEENTRYING TO GET FORYEARS.

ED REILLY 7EWN