83 users from Staten Island 20 tick encounters were reported 5 on self From the Tick App users on Staten Island Staten Island All Tick App Users How to Avoid TickBorne Diseases Identification Prevention Response ID: 932500
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The longhorned tick on Staten Island
Slide283 users from Staten Island
20 tick encounters were reported, 5 on self
From the Tick App users on Staten Island
Staten Island
All Tick App Users
Slide3How to Avoid Tick-Borne Diseases:
Identification, Prevention, Response
Talk Order
Tick Prevention Strategies
How to Identify and Remove TicksLive Presentation
Slide4or….
Be Like Derek Jeter
Photo by Jim
McIsaac
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Slide5Molecular Microbiologist
Fellow, Institut Pasteur
Unité
de Biologie des SpirochètesPh.D. Microbiology and ImmunologyNew York Medical CollegeAcademic historyManhattanville College, New York Medical College General Biology, Parasitology, Molecular Biology, Medical Microbiology, Nutrition, Genetics, Research MentorResearch Interests
-Enzootic and Vector-Borne diseases -Lyme disease and Leptospirosis-(Ixodid) Hard Ticks
Christopher Pappas, Ph.D.
Slide6How does someone typically contract a tick-borne disease?
Come into contact with a tick
Have the tick attach
Have the tick attach for a prolonged periodThe tick has to carry a pathogen within it (burdened)The pathogen has to have been transferred to youYou do not follow up with a doctor for prophylactic care
Slide7What Attracts a Deer Tick?
Deer Ticks are attracted to many things
Animal odor
Skin and hair textureVibrationsVariance in temperatureCarbon dioxideDeer ticks avoid areas that put them at risk of drying outDry/ exposed areasVery sunny areas
Windy areasDeer ticks seek outTall(ish) grassesLeaf litter and pilesWind protected areasShaded areas
Slide8How To Prevent Being Bitten by a Tick
Lawn Care
Backyard Chickens?
Watch out when stopping on a highway/ rest areaWear lighter Clothes when hiking/ yard workTuck pants into socks- treat with permethrinClean clothes by checking then drying in a dryerTake care when walking a petShowering PromptlyDaily Tick ChecksEPA approved repellents
Photo by Lindsay Holmwood
cdc.gov
Slide9Know Where Ticks Prefer to Quest/ Reside
Slide10EPA- Approved Repellents
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rmy.mil
Slide11Tick Check Hotspots
Healthyvermont.gov
…Don’t forget between the toes!
Slide12How to Remove a Tick
Only One Method:
Forceps at the mouthparts
Controlled and single movement perpendicular to the skinDo NOTUse a matchUse jelly/ olive oilUse nail polishAnything elseIncreases risk of transmission of diseases
Slide13Keep the Tick!
Can be placed in a mason jar, stuck to a piece of tape
Follow up with a doctor, report any symptoms
Try to identify the tick https://www.cdc.gov/ticks/geographic_distribution.html
Slide14Thank You For Your Time!
E: christopher.pappas@mville.edu
P: (914) 323-1276
For More Info- Use Peer-Reviewed and Government Resources:
www.cdc.gov
Lyme Clinic at Westchester Medical Center: (914) 493-TICK
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