PPT-Ticks and Their Diseases

Maureen Brophy MPH PhD Student Outline What are ticks Biology Ecology Disease transmission Rocky Mountain spotted fever What is a tick Arachnids not insects Related to spiders External parasites of mammals birds and reptiles. Choosing a Collar and Pesticide. Kill Ticks. Jennifer McQuiston, DVM, MS. Justin Gerding, MS. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Tick Collars. Easy to use. Prevents ticks from feeding. Prevents ticks from breeding. Lyme. Information. . Why the Fuss about Ticks?. Tick populations are exploding – there’s no place in Pennsylvania without deer ticks!. Ticks are hard to kill. “...we’ve learned that washing clothes in warm water and detergent doesn't kill all these ticks”. You could be exposed to ticks whenever you are outdoors and enjoying the countryside, even in your garden or the local park.. Ticks attach themselves to animals to feed and sometimes this can include people.. Katharine Walter is a graduate student in the Department of Epidemiology of Microbial Diseases at Yale University.. A deer tick resting on a blade of grass.. Immature deer ticks are called questing nymphs. They now inhabit a wide swath of North American forests, but they didn’t always. During early summer, their quest is for blood. The season now starts earlier and lasts longer than it did in the past, which is good for the ticks. But it’s bad for humans, because these ticks carry the bacteria, viruses, and parasites that cause Lyme disease, . Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention. 2016-2017. Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention. …. Ticks. Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention. * What . do ticks look like?. What is a zoonotic disease? . an animal disease that can be transmitted to humans (syn: zoonosis). dictionary.reference.com. /browse/. zoonotic. . disease. What are ticks?. Arachnids (related to spiders). Ticks & Tickborne Diseases of Minnesota Vectorborne Diseases Unit Last Updated July 8, 2019 What is a tickborne disease and why should you care about it? People can get a tickborne disease when they are bitten by a tick that is infected with a disease agent Don’t Let the Ticks Bite! Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention 2015-2016 Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention … Ticks Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention * What Ticks bites can make people sick Below are some steps that you can take after a tick bite to reduce your chances of getting sick and how to get treatment promptly if you do get sick Remove the tick as Ticks bites can make people sick Below are some steps that you can take after a tick bite to reduce your chances of getting sick and how to get treatment promptly if you do get sick Remove the tick as Overview. The Bottom Line:. The overall risk to the population: . While it is a good idea to take preventive measures against ticks year-round, be extra vigilant in warmer months (April – September) when ticks are most active.. About Arboviral Encephalitis What is arboviral encephalitis? Arbovir uses are a group of viruses that are transmitted in nature by arthropods (insects and related animals) when they bite animals and Recommendations for Reducing Risk of Tick-Borne Relapsing Fever Remove rodents and nests, stop rodents from reentering buildings, and reduce exposure to infected ticks A fact sheet for pest control Schwan TG, Piesman J. Vector Interactions and Molecular Adaptations of Lyme Disease and Relapsing Fever Spirochetes Associated with Transmission by Ticks. Emerg Infect Dis. 2002;8(2):115-121. https://doi.org/10.3201/eid0802.010198.