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"Forget cockroaches&amp;amp;#8212;in my own personal opinion, there is no grosser bug than a tick. Little squiggly legs? Round bodies that get rounder after eating...blood? Transmitter of things such as Lyme disease? Shudder. But because ticks are an undeniable part of nature, it&amp;#x27;s important to think about them&amp;amp;#8212;well, not them, necessarily, because ew. But learning how they operate, and how to avoid them, is definitely key. 1: A tick bite may make you allergic to...red meat. Weird, for sure, but the saliva of certain ticks&amp;amp;#8212;namely the Lone Star tick, which are most prevalent from Texas to the East Coast, usually found in wooded areas&amp;amp;#8212;can trigger your body to produce antibodies that can actually cause an allergic reaction to meat. 2: Ticks are crawlers. According to tickencounter.org, ticks do not fly, or jump, or fall from trees. If there&amp;#x27;s one on your body, that means it found its way to your foot and decided to hike its way up. 3: They carry disease-causing microbes&amp;amp;#8212;and not just for Lyme disease. Lyme Disease is a serious concern, for sure&amp;amp;#8212;if left untreated, the infection brought on from the bite of a deer tick can spread to your joints, your heart, and your nervous system. But other ticks carry infection-causing bacteria too&amp;amp;#8212;including viruses that can cause encephalitis. Yikes. 4: It may take up to 24 hours to avoid Lyme, but other infections may be quicker. Once you find a tick, remove it ASAP. According to the CDC, if a tick has been on your skin for fewer than 24 hours, the chances of contracting Lyme may be smaller than after 24 hours&amp;amp;#8212;but other infections may take root more quickly. If you&amp;#x27;ve been outside, do a &amp;quot;tick check&amp;quot; when you&amp;#x27;re changing or taking a shower. 5: Use pointy tweezers to remove the suckers. Some ticks are as tiny as poppy seeds. Grab a pair of super-pointy tweezers and pull it out straight from your skin, as if you were removing a splinter. 6: The best way to avoid tick-borne disease is to never get a bite in the first place. If you have dogs or other outdoor pets, treat them for ticks monthly. Wear tick-repellent clothing&amp;amp;#8212;such as Insect Shield, which carries shoes, socks, shorts, pants, and shirts that ticks hate&amp;amp;#8212;when you&amp;#x27;re gardening or hiking through wooded areas. Blergh! Have you ever gotten a tick bite? How did you handle it? Or how do you avoid ticks in general? "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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