Tick Prevention This Fall
In this episode of Meriden Health Talk, we are reminding residents that ticks can still be active in your yard even in the fall season! Although we often associate ticks with the warmer spring and summer months, the cooler fall weather does not mean ticks are gone for the year.
Some ticks are more active in the autumn. Adult blacklegged ticks (also called deer ticks) can be found in October and November looking for an animal on which to feed. The bite of a blacklegged tick can cause Lyme disease and other lesser-known tick-borne diseases (such as anaplasmosis, babesiosis, and deer tick virus)…
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