PPT-Tick Borne Disease How to prevent and manage tick bites

Overview The Bottom Line The overall risk to the population While it is a good idea to take preventive measures against ticks yearround be extra vigilant in warmer months April September when ticks are most active. 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”. Connecting animals,people and their environment, through education. What is a zoonotic disease? . an animal disease that can be transmitted to humans (syn: zoonosis). dictionary.reference.com. /browse/. Connecting animals,people and their environment, through education. What is a zoonotic disease? . an animal disease that can be transmitted to humans (syn: zoonosis). dictionary.reference.com. /browse/. Tick-Borne Disease in Kansas. Spatial Epidemiology of Tick-Borne Disease in Kansas. These slides are designed to help you learn more about Epidemiology of Tick Borne Disease in Kansas.. READ all the information on the slide.. 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.. Ridgefield, CT 06877. Blastlyme.org. Which tick-borne diseases should we be concerned about?. Several diseases can be acquired from the bite of an infected blacklegged (deer) tick:. Lyme Disease. Babesiosis. Kothari. IHA Infectious Diseases. August 30. th. , 2017. Disclosures. I have no financial or other conflicts of interest to disclose.. Objectives. Definitions. Clinical Approach. Epidemiology. Diagnosis. 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). Tick-Borne Disease Connecting animals,people and their environment, through education What is a zoonotic disease? an animal disease that can be transmitted to humans (syn: zoonosis) dictionary.reference.com Tick-Borne Disease Connecting animals,people and their environment, through education What is a zoonotic disease? an animal disease that can be transmitted to humans (syn: zoonosis) dictionary.reference.com Ridgefield Health Department Ridgefield, CT 06877 Blastlyme.org Which tick-borne diseases should we be concerned about? Several diseases can be acquired from the bite of an infected blacklegged (deer) tick: Tick Identification. Lyme Disease. Transmitted by . Ixodes. . scapularis. “deer tick” . Borrelia. . burgdorferi. Most . common vector-borne . zoonotic. infection in the United . States. Seasonal Variation. Dana Balchunas, BSN, . M.Ed. , RN. April 19, 2019. For many VBDs, prevention is the only option. VBDs are becoming more prevalent. TYPES of VBDs are increasing. Personal protection for those at home/traveling. May 2019. Use tweezers to firmly grasp the tick close to the skin. . Pull the tick upward slowly and steadily. . Throw the tick away. There is not a lab in this area that will test ticks for disease. .