Increasing your knowledge about ticks and tick encounters will make you better prepared to protect yourself and others.

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Think TICK... Take ACTION! Toolbox

The TickEncounter Resource Center (TERC) "Think TICK...Take Action! Toolbox" is full of strategies for tick bite protection and disease prevention.

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Tweezers

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Inspect

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Clothing Repellent

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Kill the critters

Use pointy tweezers for safe removal.

How to remove a tick?
Which kind of ticks transmit disease?

Check your body for ticks at least once a day.

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Consider tick testing if you find a tick on yourself

Use repellents with permethrin on clothing, not skin.

Permethrin Facts
Clothing with repellent built-in

Spray the tick habitat around the perimeter of your yard.

How do I protect myself and family , my yard , my pets against ticks?

Seasonal Pattern of Lyme Disease Cases