silence7@slrpnk.net to News@lemmy.worldEnglish · 8 days agoThe Tick Situation Is Getting Worse. Here’s How to Protect Yourself. As temperatures rise, ticks of several kinds are flourishing in ways that threaten people’s health.www.nytimes.comexternal-linkmessage-square59fedilinkarrow-up1207arrow-down14cross-posted to: climate@slrpnk.net
arrow-up1203arrow-down1external-linkThe Tick Situation Is Getting Worse. Here’s How to Protect Yourself. As temperatures rise, ticks of several kinds are flourishing in ways that threaten people’s health.www.nytimes.comsilence7@slrpnk.net to News@lemmy.worldEnglish · 8 days agomessage-square59fedilinkcross-posted to: climate@slrpnk.net
minus-squareAA5B@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·edit-26 days agoThere are several diseases commonly carried by ticks, depending on region. However these days you probably need to look more locally - many state have programs to monitor and try to react: https://www.mass.gov/tick-borne-diseases At least where I live, encephalitis is more of a problem with mosquitoes https://www.mass.gov/mosquito-borne-diseases
There are several diseases commonly carried by ticks, depending on region. However these days you probably need to look more locally - many state have programs to monitor and try to react:
At least where I live, encephalitis is more of a problem with mosquitoes