Don't Let Ticks Get Under Your Skin
Bug expert offers tips on protecting yourself from these tiny bloodsuckers
By Robert Preidt
Thursday, April 13, 2017
THURSDAY, April 13, 2017 (HealthDay News) -- Just like people, ticks get more active as the weather gets warmer. So be sure to take steps to protect yourself against picking up an eight-legged hitchhiker when you're outdoors.
"From now on until next winter what you should do is, when you go out -- especially if you are going to walk a pet or go out for a hike anywhere where there is a little bit of vegetation -- you want to have long pants and closed shoes," said Kateryn Rochon, an entomologist at the University of Manitoba in Canada.
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