It’s summer in Alabama, and that means it’s time to relax and enjoy friends and family. But it’s also a time to be on guard.
The warmer weather brings people outside, and that raises the risk of exposure to ticks and the diseases they can transmit.MONTGOMERY, Ala. - The weather is heating up and the smell of hot dogs cooking on the grill wafts through the back yard air.
FILE - A deer tick is viewed under a microscope in the entomology lab at the University of Rhode Island in South Kingstown, R.I., on March 2002. Hungry ticks have some slick tricks. They can zoom through the air using static electricity to latch onto people, pets and other animals, according to a study published Friday, June 30, 2023, in the journal Current Biology. The warmer weather brings people outside, and that raises the risk of exposure to ticks and the diseases they can transmit.
June 2024 is Tick-borne Disease and Illness Awareness Month in Alabama, as proclaimed in a joint resolution of the Alabama Senate., researchers are finding emerging threats from ticks, such as human illness that was previously thought to only affect animals. Making matters worse, the illnesses associated with tick bites are often misdiagnosed because the symptoms are similar to that of flu and the common cold.
So what can you do to avoid letting an afternoon outing turn into a dangerous illness? ADPH says awareness of the symptoms and and diseases ticks carry is the best prevention. Residents should check themselves and their clothing for ticks carefully once they’ve been outside and learn how to correctly remove them if found. If you think you may have a tick-borne disease, see your doctor immediately.Ticks live in grassy, brushy, or wooded areas, or even on animals. Spending time outside walking your dog, camping, gardening, or hunting could bring you in close contact with ticks. Many people get ticks in their own yard or neighborhood.with products containing 0.
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