Ticks and Lyme Disease | PestWorld for Kids: Threats and Prevention

Ticks can carry Lyme Disease

			Lyme Disease Lyme disease is caused by the bite of infected deer ticks. Symptoms include a distinctive "bull's-eye" shaped rash, fever, fatigue, headaches, muscle aches and joint aches. About 15,000 cases of Lyme disease are reported in the United States every year. Almost all of those cases occurred in the states of Connecticut, Rhode Island, New York, Pennsylvania, Delaware, New Jersey, Maryland, Massachusetts, and Wisconsin.

Lyme Disease Map: 2002 Cases

Preventing tick bites:

Wear light colored clothing when you are outside. This will help you to spot the ticks before they attach themselves to your skin.
After you spend time outside try to check yourself for ticks. Have someone look through your hair to see if they fell onto your head and check your back. Make sure you check your legs and arms very carefully.

Ticks can also carry Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever. Learn More



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