Top 5 Symptoms Sometimes, no matter how careful you are, ticks will find a way to your skin.
Bull's-Eye Rash: A common sign of Lyme disease, but this symptom does not present in 30 percent of Lyme victims.
Joint and Muscle Pain: A common symptom for a variety of tick-related illnesses.
Extreme Fatigue: Another common symptom that is sometimes the sole sign of infection.
Here are some vital prevention tips that are actually useful for turkey hunters.
Apply it to your clothing and let it dry.
It’s EPA-approved and lasts up to six weeks, even if your outerwear gets wet.
Using tweezers or specialized tick removal tools, pull it immediately and from as close to the skin surface as possible.
It is also treated with a permethrin-based product.
Great if you prefer not to wear chemically treated clothes.
Using tweezers or specialized tick removal tools, pull it immediately and from as close to the skin surface as possible.
Top 5 Symptoms
Sometimes, no matter how careful you are, ticks will find a way to your skin. Seek treatment if you have any of these common indicators.
1. Bull’s-Eye Rash: A common sign of Lyme disease, but this symptom does not present in 30 percent of Lyme victims.
2. Spotted Rash on Hands and Arms: Only associated with cases of Rocky Mountain spotted fever, but up to 30 percent of victims don’t have a visible rash.
3. Flu-Like Condition: Fever; lingering, severe headaches; chills; various aches and pains.
4. Joint and Muscle Pain: A common symptom for a variety of tick-related illnesses.
5. Extreme Fatigue: Another common symptom that is sometimes the sole sign of infection.
Top 8 Prevention Tips
The CDC offers some basic advice for avoiding ticks: “Walk in the center of trails” and “Avoid wooded and brushy areas with high grass.” Apparently, no one at the CDC has experienced the thrill of a strutting gobbler in the spring woods….
