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Don’t Let the Ticks Bite!
Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention2015-2016
Maine Center for Disease Control and PreventionSlide2
…TicksMaine Center for Disease Control and Prevention
* What do ticks look like?* Are all ticks the same?* Where do ticks live?* Why remove a tick?* What is Lyme disease?* How
will I know if I have
Lyme
disease?
* How
do I protect myself?
* What
if I find a tick on me?Slide3
What do ticks look like?Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention
Capitulum
(mouth parts)
Legs
Dorsal Shield
(Scutum)
Abdomen
There are 14 different species of ticks found in Maine.
- Ticks have eight legs
- No antennae
- Scutum or shield
Image courtesy of identify.us.comSlide4
Bite is Worse than the BarkMaine Center for Disease Control and Prevention
Image courtesy of
MicroAngela
*Ticks
have a barbed beak
*Ticks
makes your skin where it is biting you numb so that you don’t notice it feeding on you
*Bottom
image: a deer tick nymph attached to a personSlide5
What size are ticks?Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention
Ticks start off hatching from eggs and grow larger as they get older. Image courtesy of emedicinehealth.comSlide6
Are all ticks the same?Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention
*Deer tick*Dark scutum (dot/shield behind the head)*More common in the spring and fallDeer tick, larger than actual sizeSlide7
Are all ticks the same?Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention
*Dog tick*White scutum or white “racing stripes” down their back*More common in the summer
Dog tick, larger than actual sizeSlide8
Where do ticks live?Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention
Favorable habitat*Leafy tree covered areas*Forests*Shrubby areasSlide9
Ticks and HabitatMaine Center for Disease Control and Prevention
Photos: MMCRI*Unfavorable habitat*Open, dry habitatsSlide10
How Ticks MoveMaine Center for Disease Control and Prevention
*Ticks do not fly or jump*Ticks grab onto people or their clothes when they walk
through
a grassy or wooded area
*A
tick will crawl to a feeding
spot
on the person’s skinSlide11
Diseases that Maine ticks can carryMaine Center for Disease Control and Prevention*Lyme disease
*Anaplasmosis*Babesiosis
*PowassanSlide12
What is Lyme disease?Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention
*Lyme disease is caused by the bacteria Borrelia
burgdorferi
*The
bacteria can make people and pets sickSlide13
How will I know if I have Lyme disease?Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention
Symptoms*Bull’s-eye rash (not always present at the site of the bite; sometimes multiple rashes will occur)*Sore muscles*Very tired*Chills, fever, and headache*Swollen lymph nodesIf you have any symptoms, see your doctorSlide14
Symptoms of Diseases other than LymeMaine Center for Disease Control and PreventionAnaplasmosis
: Fever, headache, muscle pain, tiredness, chills, nausea, abdominal pain, cough and confusionBabesiosis: Flu-like symptoms, most often fever and fatiguePowassan: Headache, fever, nausea, vomiting, stiff neck, and sleepinessTypical symptoms of additional diseases caused by ticks
Image courtesy of invitehealthblog.com Slide15
How do I protect myself?Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention
1. Wear protective clothingTuck your pants into your socks and wear long pants and long-sleeved shirtsWear light-colored clothing so you can see ticks more easily2. Use a repellent
3. Be
careful in tick-infested areas
Walk in the middle of trails and paths
Don’t brush up against bushes
4. Perform
daily tick checksSlide16
Check your body daily!Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention
Perform a “Tick Check”:Use your finger tips and your sight to feel around your body for ticksPay attention to: your head, hairline, neck, armpits, waist, between your legs, thighs, and behind your kneesCheck your pets, too!Slide17
What if I find a tick on me?Maine Center for Disease Control and PreventionAsk a grown-up to take it off
*Put the wide part of the notch on the skin near the tick (hold skin tight if necessary)*Applying a little pressure on the skin, slide the spoon forward so the small part of the notch is framing the
tick
*Continue
sliding the spoon until the tick detaches
*Grasp
the tick close to the skin with
tweezers
*Pull
gently until the tick lets go
With a Tick SpoonWith TweezersSlide18
Why remove a tick?Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention
Photo:
Massachusetts Department of Public Health
*Ticks
can carry diseases so we want to remove them as soon as possibleSlide19
Make your yard saferMaine Center for Disease Control and Prevention
Before
After
*
Remove
brush, leaf litter and tall grass
*Create
a dry border between woods and lawn
*Remove
plants that attract deer and construct physical barriers that may discourage deer from entering your yardSlide20
Maine Center for Disease Control and PreventionSlide21
* Maine CDC disease reporting and consultation: 1-800-821-5821
, Disease.reporting@maine.gov* Maine CDC Vector-Borne Disease Website: www.maine.gov/dhhs/mecdc/infectious-disease/epi/vector-borne/index.shtml
* Maine
Medical Center Research Institute
– Vector-borne
Disease Lab:
207-396-8246
Website:
www.mmcri.org/lyme
* UMaine Cooperative Extension Tick ID Lab: 207-581-3880Website: www.extension.umaine.edu/ipm/tickid/Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention
Questions?