Enjoy Fall Weather? So Do Ticks, Scientists Warn
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Autumn for many is inseparable from trips to nature - people rush to pick mushrooms, berries, manage gardens or just take a walk in the forest. Specialists from the National Center for Public Health (NVSC) remind that the second wave of tick activity begins in the fall, so the risk of diseases that they spread also remains, according to the NVSC press release.
Tickborne illness doesn’t just go away in the autumn - Central Wisconsin News
While many people are ready to enjoy the cooler weather while hunting, hiking or pumpkin picking, research has shown an autumn surge of deer ticks, which transmit Lyme disease. That means being tick aware and taking preventive measures, while outside this fall.
Autumn for many is inseparable from trips to nature - people rush to pick mushrooms, berries, manage gardens or just take a walk in the forest. Specialists from the National Center for Public Health (NVSC) remind in a press release that the second wave of tick activity begins in autumn, so the risk of diseases that they spread also remains. “The autumn activity of ticks is related to their development cycle — after the spring feeding, the mites …
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