With spring starting earlier
and warmer weather lingering
deeper into the fall
the tick season is expanding.
Wisconsin is already a hot spot
for ticks in the U.S.
second in the nation
after some locations
on the East Coast.
With the deer tick prevalent
across the state
cases of Lyme disease
are also on the rise
spiking already this month
ahead of last year.
So what's the
best prevention here?
Generally speaking
be aware that if you're
going outside and
you're going to be in
a place where ticks might be
real simple things
wearing long sleeves
long pants
tucking your pants into
your socks
wearing bright clothing so
you can identify ticks
when they get attached
to you, and remove them
before they have a chance to
attach to your body
and getting in the habit of
making sure that you look
for ticks that might be attached
to your skin after
you have been out in the woods
or out in a place that
there might be a lot of ticks.
We know that if you
remove these things from you
before they've had a chance
to attach for too long
the transmission risk of
Lyme disease is very
very low or negligible.
So we recommend people
be very vigilant to
that sort of thing
before they
once they come back in
from a recreational outing.