Lyme disease: How To Stay Safe From Tick Bites

Protect Yourself from Lyme disease:

Use insect repellent:
  • Apply insect repellent with a 20 percent or higher concentration of DEET to your skin.
Cover up yourself:

  • While walking in tick infected area wear long-sleeved tops & trousers tucked into socks
  • After some time interval check your clothing, yourself, your children and your pets for ticks.
  • Find tick &  remove it as soon as possible with tweezers
Only a minority of tick bites leads to Lyme disease. The longer the tick remains attached to your skin, the greater your risk of getting the disease. If you've been bitten by a tick and have symptoms. Contact doctor & treat yourself with an appropriate treatment from the top most Lyme Disease Specialist & heal your lyme. 
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