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The female deer tick has a tear
drop shape with a reddish orange abdomen and solid black dorsal shield. The
male is smaller and a uniform black in color. The nymph also has a tear drop
shape, but is a dark brown to black in color
The female lone star tick is more roundest and has single, white spot in the
center of it's body. The male, also round, has a chestnut brown color with no
distinguishing markings. The nymph is a uniform light brown color and round in
comparison to the deer tick.
The female dog tick is oblong with white markings on the dorsal shield. The
abdomen is dark brown. The male has white markings over the entire body. The
nymph is oblong and a solid dark brown in color.
Female and nymphal ticks feed and can transmit diseases.
Male ticks do not feed and do not transmit diseases.
Removing a deer tick within 24 hours greatly reduces the likelihood of Lyme
disease transmission.
Not all ticks are infected. On average 20-40% of deer ticks are able to
transmit diseases.
As long as temperatures are above freezing, deer ticks are active the entire
year. Peak activity months are May to June (Nymphs) and October/November and
again in April (Adults).
Remove ticks with tweezers only (bent, "needle-nose" tweezers are best).
Apply steady backward force until the tick is dislodged. Do NOT use alcohol,
nail polish, hot matches, petroleum jelly or other methods to remove ticks.
These methods may actually traumatize ticks, causing them to regurgitate their
gut contents, which may include the Lyme disease bacterium. The Lyme disease
bacterium can infect several parts of the body, producing different symptoms at
different times. Not all patients with Lyme disease will have all symptoms, and
many of the symptoms can occur with other diseases as well. If you believe you
may have Lyme disease, it is important that you consult your health care
provider for proper diagnosis.
rash occurs in approximately 70-80% of infected persons and begins at the site
of a tick bite after a delay of 3-30 days. A distinctive feature of the rash is
that it gradually expands over a period of several days, reaching up to 12
inches (30 cm) across. The center of the rash may clear as it enlarges,
resulting in a bull’s-eye appearance. It may be warm but is not usually painful.
Some patients develop additional EM lesions in other areas of the body after
several days. Patients also experience symptoms of fatigue, chills, fever,
headache, and muscle and joint aches, and swollen lymph nodes. In some cases,
these may be the only symptoms of infection.
Patients treated with antibiotics in the early stages of the infection
usually recover rapidly and completely. A few patients, particularly those
diagnosed with later stages of disease, may have persistent or recurrent
symptoms. These patients may benefit from a second 4-week course of therapy.
Longer courses of antibiotic treatment have not been shown to be beneficial and
have been linked to serious complications, including death.
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