Peak Lyme disease season arrives in Hunterdon
Two out of three Lyme disease infections that will occur in Hunterdon County this year will occur during the next six weeks, warned John Beckley, director of the county Health Department.
now into the highest risk period of the season and Puma Fierce Core we urging everyone to step up their personal prevention efforts, he added. That is easy to do but it does require attention. best prevention is to check for ticks and remove them promptly, advised Beckley.
That recommendation by the county health department is repeatedly tirelessly, not only during this highest risk period mid May to the end of June but throughout all warm months. Ticks will seek a blood meal and bite when the temperature is above 40 degrees.
generally need to be attached for 36 hours or longer to transmit the Lyme bacteria. So, if you find a tick, be sure to thoroughly check for others. It not the tick you remove that gives you Lyme. It the one you don find, he said.
According to the county Health Department, there were 327 confirmed cases of Lyme disease during 2010. Last year season reached a monthly peak in June when 109 cases were logged. When compared to the 460 Lyme cases confirmed during 2009, this represents a 29% drop. But such year to year fluctuations are not a dependable indicator of a multi year trend, and Under Armour Fat Tire2 thus there persists a need for personal vigilance.
Lyme, our advice to residents is to do thorough tick checks, stressed Beckley. to pay extra attention to are underarms, behind the knees, groin area, Under Armour Apollo 2 Clutch the hairline and behind the ears. Also important is to protect pets with tick collars or treat them with one of the repellent products applied monthly to the skin. is the time of year you should speak to your veterinarian about these options, Beckley added. by all means, keep pets off the furniture. checking yourself for ticks and removing them promptly, other steps to reduce the risk of getting Lyme disease include tucking pants into socks and long sleeved shirts into pants to create a barrier between the ticks and skin; wearing light colors and tightly woven fabrics to help spot ticks on clothing more easily and to prevent them from getting through the fabric; wearing closed shoes rather than sandals when in a higher risk area; applying insect repellants containing at least 30% DEET when in areas where ticks may be found (be sure not to use DEET on children Under Armour Golf Kpu the age of 3 and do not apply to hands and Under Armour Golf faces of children); staying in the center of paths when possible to avoid tick infested areas including leaf litter in wooded spots and medium to tall grassy areas; and knowing what a deer tick looks like and how to safely remove it.
To help recognize ticks, the Health Department offers tick identification cards that clearly display the various stages and Asics Dynaflyte Man actual sizes of the deer tick.